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Kidderminster
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Doug Armstrong kicked off to start the match. Andre Champion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Rice in the 3rd minute of play. When Jake Baldwin fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wadebridge's protests and gave Jake Baldwin a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Wadebridge got a freekick which was hit by Jake Baldwin. When Dennis Faulkner came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Kidderminster fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dennis Faulkner couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Baldwin in the 8th minute of play forced Kidderminster's goalkeeper Dane Clist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Wadebridge's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Faulkner came free, but Andre Champion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andre Champion made an important save on a dangerous shot by Graeme Rice in the 11th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Kidderminster's Graeme Rice made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andre Champion was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dennis Faulkner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andre Champion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doug Armstrong in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Wadebridge's goal looked a bit too open when Graeme Rice came free, but Andre Champion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wadebridge's Andre Champion proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Wadebridge from getting a goal against them. After having played for 21 minutes, Doug Armstrong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kidderminster's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doug Armstrong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wadebridge's Andre Champion proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Wadebridge from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Baldwin in the 24th minute of play forced Kidderminster's goalkeeper Dane Clist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Max Strickland scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dane Clist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 35 minutes into the game, Kidderminster's Graeme Rice nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andre Champion made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Wadebridge's Jake Baldwin pulled a muscle in his leg after 39 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dion Pollock during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wadebridge's Chaz Hayes was substituted for Jake Baldwin. Dion Pollock hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Dane Clist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Robertson in the 41st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doug Armstrong during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Kidderminster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doug Armstrong to maneuver through the defense. After 44 played minutes Kidderminster got a freekick which was hit by Dion Pollock. After 46 minutes of play, Wadebridge's Chaz Hayes made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dane Clist was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 52nd minute Doug Armstrong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andre Champion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Doug Armstrong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 minutes of play, Kidderminster's Dennis Faulkner made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andre Champion was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dane Clist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chaz Hayes in the 67th minute. Andre Champion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Rice in the 70th minute of play. Andre Champion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doug Armstrong in the 72nd minute of the match. Andre Champion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Rice in the 73rd minute of play. Dane Clist made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Perry Rayner sent off a good shot on target. In the 78th minute, Wadebridge's Chaz Hayes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dane Clist. Dane Clist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. 81 minutes into the match, Wadebridge's goal looked a bit too open when Doug Armstrong came free, but Andre Champion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andre Champion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doug Armstrong in the 83rd minute of play. Andre Champion came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Kidderminster's Graeme Rice. But to his dismay, Graeme Rice quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3. A hard, long distance shot from Dion Pollock flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lance Robertson in the 94th minute of play forced Kidderminster's goalkeeper Dane Clist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kidderminster's Dane Clist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaz Hayes in the 95th minute of play. Kidderminster's Dane Clist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Kidderminster from getting a goal against them.