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Thamesmead Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bill Eubank kicked off to start the match. Gregory Carter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zane Rowling in the 7th minute. After 11 minutes, Ivan Pearson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thamesmead and the Roma players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Thamesmead's Ivan Pearson got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 18th minute, Reggie Botham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Roma booed when Thamesmead was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Pearson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregory Carter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bill Eubank, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Glen Goodwin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bill Eubank received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Gregory Carter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roma's Gregory Carter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Roma from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes into the match, Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Bill Eubank came free, but Gregory Carter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 45 minutes, Glen Goodwin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Glen Goodwin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Thamesmead's Ivan Pearson got a free kick in the 48th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Glen Goodwin made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Glen Goodwin got free with Alastair Acton in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute, Ole-Gunnar Henden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Thamesmead's Alastair Acton got control of the ball when Glen Goodwin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute, Ole-Gunnar Henden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Norman Coleman fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roma's protests and gave Norman Coleman a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Roma getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Norman Coleman hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Zane Rowling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gregory Carter. Roma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zane Rowling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. There was no doubt that Thamesmead were the better team. Thamesmead's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.