League

Lidsdale
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lawrence Schutt started the match with the kick off. Bart Will received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patrick Serena came out and tried to block the shot, but Bart Will slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. If Norman Maybury had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Neale Magrath hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Bart Will managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lidsdale's supporters rose to their feet, but Bart Will was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Serena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Norman Maybury's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Serena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Lawrence Schutt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th minute Lawrence Schutt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burtt Wal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bart Will received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Patrick Serena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bart Will had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bart Will sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brown Playford's late challenge caught a Lidsdale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brown Playford helped the player get up and apologised. After 40 played minutes Juradine got a freekick which was hit by Brown Playford. In the 43rd minute, Bart Will 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonty Christini in the 46th minute of play forced Lidsdale's goalkeeper Burtt Wal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artie Crapp hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Bart Will made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Juradine's zone, Bart Will stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Serena came out of the goal and Bart Will tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Norman Maybury fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Serena having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lidsdale's zone, Jonty Christini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Burtt Wal came out of the goal and Jonty Christini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lawrence Schutt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Burtt Wal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonty Christini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Burtt Wal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Jonty Christini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juradine fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Lawrence Schutt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Burtt Wal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lawrence Schutt might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Burtt Wal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lawrence Schutt ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Juradine getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Dani Lowes hit a great ball. In the 90thth minute of the game Norman Maybury who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juradine's Patrick Serena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 93 minutes of play, Juradine's Jonty Christini made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Burtt Wal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Juradine players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.