Down'Ard Martyn Taylor was clapped and cheered as he was carried to the Greenman pub after scoring on Tuesday evening
Theories have emerged over the two-hour disappearance of the ball on the first day
The Royal Shrovetide Football has taken place in Ashbourne every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday since at least 1667
The game has seen thousands of players in teams called the Up'Ards and Down'Ards compete to move the ball to opposite ends of the town
Farmers Dave Bott and Brian Pegg were given the honour of "turning the ball up" to get the game under way on each day
George Torr
BBC News, Derby
We'll be ending our live coverage here for today as the sun starts to dip behind the clouds in Ashbourne.
At this point in the day, any goal at either Clifton or Sturston will automatically end the game.
Then it's a trip to the pub... only 52 weeks to go until it happens all over again...
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands
The Ashbourne game is one of the last remaining relics of a sport that was once popular all over England.
Also known as medieval football, folk football and mob football, it survives in spectacles such as the Hallaton Bottle Kicking in Leicestershire, the Atherstone Ball Game of Warwickshire, pictured, and the annual Haxey Hood of Lincolnshire.
Image source, PA MediaThe Derbyshire version has the blessing of the Royals to use the title of Royal Shrovetide Football.
Ashbourne was granted permission after residents gave a ball to Princess Mary on her wedding day in 1922.
The painted ball has carried a Union Flag and a Tudor Crown in its designs ever since.
And the then Prince of Wales, King Charles III, even turned up the game in 2003.
Image source, PA MediaKacper Misiarz
BBC News, Ashbourne
As far as the setting goes, today is a complete contrast to yesterday.
After spending most of the first day in the centre of Ashbourne, we’re now miles into the fields heading in the opposite direction on day two.
The majority of people have swapped their comfortable hard soled footwear for huge wellies.
And what an important decision that was since the ball keeps jumping sides of Henmore Brook.
Many spectators are now heading back because to properly chase the ball, you need to skilfully navigate between the fields.
We can just about to see the ball in the distance, but we’re separated by a couple of barbed wire fences and the river itself.
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, Derby
As well as the game itself, there are other traditions associated with the event.
The Shrovetide Anthem is one, a song that was written in 1891 for a concert.
The money from the concert was used to pay people’s fines for playing the game in the street.
This song is still sung each day before play, at a pre-game lunch.
Alex Thorp
BBC News, East Midlands
Royal Shrovetide Football is a hard-fought game where, for large periods, the ball doesn't actually seem to move very far at all, particularly when it ends up in "the hug".
But every now and then it breaks free and spectators are treated to a rare glimpse of the famous ball, before it vanishes again, often into a hedge, brook or even someone's garden.
Heidi Booth
BBC News, Ashbourne
We have not really moved for the past two hours so I managed to chat to Shrovetide veteran, Up'Ard Jonathan Dodd. He said he was "running on adrenaline and glucose tablets".
The 64-year-old first got a taste of the action aged 13 when he managed to "touch the ball" and "ran with it" back in 1974.
He told the BBC he went through a house in 1982 where a woman "threw a bowl of custard at him". He later apologised.
But the finest moment without a shadow of a doubt was when he goaled the ball in 1987. The ball, which he got to keep.
"There wasn't [many people] there when I goaled the ball because it was just before 10pm when I did it.
"They pick you up and carry you back into town, it's amazing."
Kacper Misiarz
BBC News, Ashbourne
Every time the ball moves from field to field, the following crowd is trying to find the best route to follow...
And a handful of people have ended up in the stream trying to get closer to the action.
George Torr
BBC News, Derby
Shrovetide Football is similar to rugby, but there are very few rules.
The "pitch" is basically the whole town but the game cannot be played in churchyards, cemeteries or places of worship. Private property must be respected.
One of the earliest rules states "no murder" and one of the most recent is that the ball must not be carried in a motorised vehicle.
Players must follow the request of medical personnel, marshalls and police at all times.
Image source, Photo by ADAM VAUGHAN/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockHeidi Booth
BBC News, Ashbourne
Laura Archer's mother lives in one of the houses which backs onto the field off Park Avenue so she has had a front row seat to the action.
She has been following Shrovetide since her mother took her to watch in her pram as a child. Ms Archer describes her family as "true Up'Ards" and said they were ready to let an Up'Ard with the ball "run through the garden".
She said: "It's come right past the gate, right past the house, it's been brilliant...
"It's a great tradition."
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, Derby
The chaotic game is an ancient tradition.
Its roots date back to medieval times, when the earliest recorded matches were played in the 12th Century.
And it’s been played annually since at least 1667 - earlier records were lost in a fire in the 1890s.
Image source, ReutersGeorge Torr
BBC News, Derby
We are back roaming around Ashbourne after momentary halt to today's proceedings.
The marshalls, in their florescent coats, were seen ushering people out of a private area after the ball ended up in a garden.
Play on!
George Torr
BBC News, Derby
After a brief period of confusion and some mischief, the rogue blue ball now sits stationary in a grassy puddle... on we play.
Heidi Booth
BBC News, Ashbourne
Meet Bruce, he has come along to Shrovetide with his owner Roy Brown-Lowe.
Bruce is an assistance dog and helps raise money for charity.
His human dresses him up to raise money for good causes. Last year, he raised £15,000 for Cancer Research UK and Pride.
George Torr
BBC News, Derby
Well this is not very proper.
We have reports a "rogue ball" - blue in colour and not very Shrovetide-like - has entered the field of play.
The hug is in fields behind Park Avenue now and somebody has just chucked a blue football into the mix.
Alex Thorp
BBC News, East Midlands
These striking photos have just come in, showing players brave Henmore Brook as the ball moves on again.
Those who take part in the ancient game often have to get their feet wet, but at least the sun is shining this year.
Heidi Booth
BBC News, Ashbourne
I've just been speaking to Shrovetide Football super fan Sue Sanders.
The 60-year-old has travelled from Herne Bay in Kent - a 440 mile round trip for today's action.
It's a journey she has done for the past 28 years. Her first one was back in 1997.
"We stay locally and we try to follow the game as much as we can... I learned about the game through a friend of a friend from Ashbourne," she told the BBC.
"The first time I came, I was absolutely hooked - I loved it and I've been coming ever since."
Alex Thorp
BBC News, Derby
This footage taken on an action camera really gives a sense of what it must feel like to be in the centre of "the hug".
You can hear teammates giving instructions and words of encouragement to each other.
George Torr
BBC News, Derby
Are you new here? Don't really know what is going on? Well this explainer from our colleagues over at BBC Sport gives you the whole rundown in just 201 seconds...
Kacper Misiarz
BBC News, Ashbourne
We are well under way now and the ball has taken a turn away from the narrow streets to the open air of Ashbourne Park.
These pitches usually see 15 people each jostling for the ball on a Saturday morning but it is safe to say there is a few more here today...
The crowd is buzzing - due to the wide-open space, it really gives you perspective of how many people are taking part.
But the closer you are to the action, the more you hear people shouting to each other, motivating them and reminding one another just how important it is to communicate - you can tell how seriously they’re taking it.
I saw one player leaving the epicentre of the action who was getting some pats on his back from his teammates - I think it’s fair to say he was heading out of the scrum for a well deserved break… he looked exhausted.
George Torr
BBC News, Derby
As you may have seen in yesterday's coverage, the ball mysteriously vanished for hours before coming back into the scrum of jostling shoulders.
But we may have an answer to put the rumours of its whereabouts to bed.
Speaking to the BBC before the ball was turned up, Up'Ard Zack Dakin said a couple of Down'Ards managed to wrestle the ball away and "hid in some gardens until it went dark".
"They managed to sneak out and got it down in their end," he said.
Very clever.
Image source, REUTERS/Phil Noble