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Blandford Forum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marc Mayall got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Damon Fordham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Russell Ferdinand hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Danza in the 5th minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Alessandro Danza made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 11 minutes into the game, Cheltenham City's Rubens Moraes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Gardner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 14th match minute, Blandford Forum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blair Tuck to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Blandford Forum defense, Alessandro Danza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Gardner. The Blandford Forum fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Gardner should have stopped the shot. 23 minutes into the match, Alessandro Danza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Danza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Pedro Gardner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Marc Mayall got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubens Moraes in the 33rd minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Rubens Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rubens Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After 45 played minutes Blandford Forum got a freekick which was hit by Blair Tuck. Rubens Moraes struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Pedro Gardner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cheltenham City.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessandro Danza to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Danza. Pedro Gardner came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Cheltenham City's Rubens Moraes. But to his dismay, Rubens Moraes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. When Damon Fordham fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cheltenham City's protests and gave Damon Fordham a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th match minute, Cheltenham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damon Fordham to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Pedro Gardner successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pedro Gardner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Moraes in the 62nd minute of the match. When Russell Ferdinand fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blandford Forum's protests and gave Russell Ferdinand a yellow card for diving instead. Russell Ferdinand hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Rubens Moraes took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Pedro Gardner to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the Blandford Forum defense, Damon Fordham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Gardner. The Blandford Forum fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Gardner should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Blandford Forum's Pedro Gardner got control of the ball when Alessandro Danza tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Damon Fordham came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Cheltenham City 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 Damon Fordham couldn't finish the play. Marc Mayall charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marc Mayall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marc Mayall kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When Alessandro Danza came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Cheltenham City 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 Alessandro Danza couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded Cheltenham City left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Blandford Forum.