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Paisley Road
Spectators: 7434 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jon Bilton started the match with the kick off. Jon Bilton scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lawrence Knowles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8th minute, Felix Ring 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. Lawrence Knowles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niall Anson went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. John-Paul Baxter kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Jon Bilton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th minute, Jon Bilton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lindfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 32nd minute of the match Lindfield got a corner. Roseburn Rovers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brendon Holland ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a defensive mix-up in Roseburn Rovers's zone, Niall Anson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrence Knowles came out of the goal and Niall Anson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lawrence Knowles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon Bilton in the 36th minute of the match. Niall Anson might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lawrence Knowles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niall Anson ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 46 minutes, Marek Lomas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lindfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marek Lomas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felix Ring to strike the kick off in the second half. Camron Coogan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Camron Coogan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lawrence Knowles having to make a save. If Camron Coogan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute Jon Bilton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Knowles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Niall Anson sped through Roseburn Rovers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lawrence Knowles. In the 65th minute, Niall Anson made a precise shot to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 68th minute, Niall Anson made a precise shot to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. After having played for 72 minutes, Brendon Whittingham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roseburn Rovers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brendon Whittingham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lawrence Knowles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camron Coogan, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Camron Coogan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camron Coogan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. Terry Ryder struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Pierre Dexter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Roseburn Rovers. Lawrence Knowles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jon Bilton's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Lawrence Knowles was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Niall Anson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Niall Anson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. With an all-out effort, Lindfield's Lawrence Knowles threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jon Bilton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lindfield's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.