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Neston
Spectators: 7350 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brynn Bonds took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stefan Campbell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Luke Logan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Nottingham Rovers booed when Neston was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierce Cadwallader didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brynn Bonds received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Theo Myers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theo Myers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Phil Notley in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Neston's Phil Notley sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theo Myers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brynn Bonds in the 21st minute of play forced Nottingham Rovers's goalkeeper Theo Myers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Brynn Bonds notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Nottingham Rovers's Theo Myers. Theo Myers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phil Notley got free with Theo Myers in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Brynn Bonds came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Neston 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 Brynn Bonds couldn't finish the play. Brynn Bonds fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Myers having to interfere. Steven Tyson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josh Hazell struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Theo Myers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neston. After 43 played minutes Nottingham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Steven Tyson. Phil Notley's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Theo Myers firmly grabbed it by the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Steven Tyson to make the kick off. Theo Myers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brynn Bonds, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Phil Notley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Nottingham Rovers's Steven Tyson got a free kick in the 61st minute. Phil Notley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Phil Notley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phil Notley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steven Tyson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Phil Notley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Myers having to interfere. Theo Myers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brynn Bonds, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 97 minutes into the match, Phil Notley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Theo Myers. Nottingham Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Phil Notley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Neston were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nottingham Rovers for a fine match.