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Lovett – 2 v Whitefield - 0 In the
season’s first match, Whitefield handled a short-handed Lovett side
with relative ease. From the opening kick-off it was evident that
Lovett was intent on avenging the loss. Much like the Pace game from
the evening before, Lovett controlled play from the start. The first
half produced many excellent plays on offense and defense. Early in the
half, Jack Hall crossed to Andrew Bleke whose strong, left footed shot was
deflected to Will Diesley who followed, but Whitefield saved.
Whitefield countered with several chances of their own, but was repelled by
Stephen Joy who played another excellent game as he has all season
long. Whitefield’s free kick specialist lined up for a free kick
just outside the Lovett penalty area – his kick cleared the wall, but
Joy made a spectacular save. At the
other end, a throw-in to Jack Hall resulted in a quick shot to the near post,
but it was well saved by the Whitefield keeper. A few moments later, a
Harrison Dykes’ free kick from just inside midfield was played to Will
Freihofer who fed Hall in front of the net. With his back to the net,
Hall juggled the ball twice, turned and fired a quick shot, but the
Whitefield keeper was in position for the save. A minute later,
Eddie Nam hit Sam Roberson with a brilliant heel pass. Sam raced in on
goal and collided with the keeper. Dan Hall then took a ball down the
left wing and angled in for an excellent shot. Despite all of
Lovett’s chances, the halftime score was 0 – 0. The
second half produced a lot of end-to-end attacks. Jack Hall broke
through the Whitefield defense and took a good shot which was saved.
Whitefield countered with an attack, but a Teddy Rodts’ sliding tackle
snuffed the opportunity. At the 31 minute mark, Stephen Joy came well
out of the goal to make a spectacular save. Lovett went back on the
attack highlighted by a Dan Hall run down the right wing, eluding two
defenders and passing to brother Jack for a shot that was saved. A few
moments later, Andrew Bleke crossed to Freihofer who dished to Jack Hall
whose in-box shot went just left. The Lovett offense was starting to
jell and a goal seemed imminent. One
minute later, Jack Hall received a throw-in and crossed to Bleke who 1-timed
a shot just over the crossbar. Matthew Wohlford collected a loose
ball and passed to Charlie Gober who beat a defender and launched a
great shot that was saved by the keeper. On a quick counter-attack,
Whitefield broke free, but Stephen Joy came well out of the box to snuff the
attack. With 9:40 remaining, Jack Hall beat the defense down the right
side and sent a cross in front of the goal which got past the keeper.
Positioned perfectly on the far side, Eddie Nam collected the cross and slammed
it into the net. Lovett 1, Whitefield 0. Whitefield
manufactured its best scoring opportunity a moment later as Stephen Joy came
well out for a great save, only to see the ball get behind him right in front
of the Lovett goal. As the ball bounced towards the net, Teddy Rodts
raced in from his fullback position and cleared it safely out of
bounds. As the game clock ticked, Whitefield was desperate for a tying
goal, but Michael Gober outhustled the Whitefield defense to win a loose
ball, took it down the left wing and passed to Eddie Nam. |
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