League

Whitwell Stadium
Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Neil Barnes started the match with the kick off. Edward Cheetham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristian Brighton in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 8th minute Jude Bonham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brian Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neil Barnes in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, I Love You Debra's goal looked a bit too open when Neil Barnes came free, but Brian Meechan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trev Mitchell during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, I Love You Debra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trev Mitchell to maneuver through the defense. Brian Meechan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bonham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 34 in the game by Norman Farrow from a close distance when the talented Edward Cheetham managed to make a qualified save. Bognor Regis's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Rathmell in the 35th minute of play forced I Love You Debra's goalkeeper Brian Meechan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Jude Bonham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodney Mason in the 38th minute of play forced I Love You Debra's goalkeeper Brian Meechan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodney Mason in the 42nd minute of the match. Brian Meechan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodney Mason, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After 46 minutes of play, Bognor Regis's Jude Bonham made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brian Meechan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Norman Farrow to make the kick off. Norman Farrow, 52 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 55th minute, Eric Burnham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, I Love You Debra's goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Mason came free, but Brian Meechan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brian Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jude Bonham in the 65th minute of the match. Rodney Mason succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 67th playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niall Hicks during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, I Love You Debra's Niall Hicks got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute Jude Bonham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norman Farrow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Edward Cheetham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bognor Regis getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Rodney Mason hit a great ball. I Love You Debra's Brian Meechan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save I Love You Debra from getting a goal against them. Norman Farrow hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Brian Meechan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Rathmell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brian Meechan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bonham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Jude Bonham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Bognor Regis's Rodney Mason dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Bognor Regis played a much better game than I Love You Debra and deserved their victory. The I Love You Debra players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.