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Lappa HT
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carver Eastman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Russ Natt kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Jonty Erwin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Joseph Breasley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Carver Eastman came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Lappa HT 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 Carver Eastman couldn't finish the play. Hank Lenard kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Lappa HT's Randell Thomas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 23rd minute, Russ Natt made a precise shot to the right of Antonia Howard. Lappa HT's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Lappa HT's Carver Eastman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joseph Breasley. That made the score 2-1 after 28 minutes of play. 32 minutes into the match, Lappa HT's goal looked a bit too open when Russ Natt came free, but Antonia Howard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Lappa HT defense, Samuel Pywell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonia Howard. The Lappa HT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonia Howard should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute Russ Natt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonia Howard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Pywell in the 42nd minute of play forced Lappa HT's goalkeeper Antonia Howard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Russ Natt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Randell Thomas hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Russ Natt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonia Howard having to make a save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Russ Natt made a kick off. Samuel Pywell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Bushfield's Russ Natt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Antonia Howard. That made the score 2-3 after 62 minutes of play. Antonia Howard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Russ Natt in the 66th minute of the match. Jonty Erwin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Joseph Breasley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brooks Knevett hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Russ Natt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonia Howard having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Russ Natt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Antonia Howard. That made the score 2-4 in the 75 minute of play. If Russ Natt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Lappa HT's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Pywell came free, but Antonia Howard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Russ Natt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonia Howard was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Russ Natt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Russ Natt really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. 94 minutes in the game, Russ Natt fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Antonia Howard having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Lappa HT's goal looked a bit too open when Russ Natt came free, but Antonia Howard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stephan Calver kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Bushfield played a much better game than Lappa HT and deserved their victory. The Lappa HT players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.