League

Liphook Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Liphook's Charlie Bullard 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. Notting Hill Gate City's Dylon Toulson got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Liphook's zone, Stu Lester stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Drury came out of the goal and Stu Lester tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lewis Newton got free with Sammy Abbott in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kasey Van Der Hoorn hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Stu Lester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Drury saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Drury showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylon Toulson, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Sammy Abbott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Bullard, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Charlie Bullard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sammy Abbott was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Lewis Newton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sammy Abbott having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Charlie Bullard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 played minutes Notting Hill Gate City got a freekick which was hit by Rory Theobold. Notting Hill Gate City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Lewis Newton scored to the left of an out of position Sammy Abbott, making the score, 1-0. Sammy Abbott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Bullard, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stu Lester made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Freddy Neville hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stu Lester in the 53rd minute of play forced Liphook's goalkeeper John Drury to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodney Newlyn kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. If Charlie Bullard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charlie Bullard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Charlie Bullard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sammy Abbott having to interfere. Lewis Newton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sammy Abbott having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Dylon Toulson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Notting Hill Gate City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Liphook the free kick. In the 72nd minute, Dylon Toulson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Liphook's Lewis Newton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sammy Abbott narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stu Lester fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Drury having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Lewis Newton 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. Notting Hill Gate City's Sammy Abbott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lewis Newton in the 93rd minute of play. Notting Hill Gate City's Dylon Toulson got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Liphook had won after a very even match.