League

Lovedean Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lovedean's Sam Warner started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Lloyd Lennon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Venables saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sam Warner came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Lovedean 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 Sam Warner couldn't finish the play. In the 8th minute, Sam Warner 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. Sam Warner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wes Cheswick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Venables having to interfere. Kristopher Deeney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sam Warner struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Adam Venables didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lovedean. Albert Harrington fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 41st minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. In the 42nd match minute, Lovedean was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wes Cheswick to maneuver through the defense. If Sam Warner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sam Warner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Adam Venables made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristopher Deeney to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Sam Warner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lovedean and the Havant players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, Sam Warner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sam Warner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Sam Warner came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Lovedean 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 Sam Warner couldn't finish the play. Havant's Albert Harrington got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Sam Warner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam Venables was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Sam Warner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lovedean's supporters rose to their feet, but Sam Warner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Venables breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 75 minutes, Wes Cheswick mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lovedean and the Havant players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88thth minute of the game Sam Warner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Havant's Adam Venables was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90thth minute of the game Sam Warner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Havant's Adam Venables was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience held their breath when Albert Harrington in the 97th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Vernon Hall's left hand side. Lovedean walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.