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Brabusss Arena
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Lovedean's Vernon Hall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Lovedean from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geoff Impey in the 4th minute of play forced Lovedean's goalkeeper Vernon Hall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Geoff Quinn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lovedean's Vernon Hall was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th 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. Johnathan Shaw breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lovedean's Vernon Hall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Lovedean from getting a goal against them. After having played for 36 minutes, Lloyd Lennon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lovedean's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lloyd Lennon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brabusss's Martyn Bullard shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Vernon Hall but with some difficulty. Johnathan Shaw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Warner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnathan Shaw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Warner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Warner in the 46th minute of play forced Brabusss's goalkeeper Johnathan Shaw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The wind increased when Sam Warner made the kick off in the second half. Brabusss's Johnathan Shaw played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Warner in the 54th minute of play. Lloyd Lennon hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Vernon Hall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Mimms, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When Stephen Mimms came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Brabusss 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 Stephen Mimms couldn't finish the play. After 70 minutes of play, Brabusss's Geoff Impey made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vernon Hall was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 77 played minutes Lovedean got a freekick which was hit by Phil Newland. A collision led to Lovedean getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Bart Lawson hit a great ball. Lloyd Lennon hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Johnathan Shaw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Warner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnathan Shaw stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sam Warner's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Stephen Mimms had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vernon Hall. Lovedean's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stephen Mimms was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0.