The Dozen 0 - 10 Bushbridge (390065329)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 12000 to The Kirkby Bowl. Xaver Ramseyer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sietse Beukenhorst and Rachid Godoy. The Dozen tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Goodrich - Studnicki-Gisbert, Goodin, Brinkman, Martin - Irons, Silver, Catty, Martyn - Twohig, Riddle.

Bushbridge had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Bernady - Serdyński, Lot, Weiskopf - Stahnke, Višniakovas, Cariaco, Padělek, Jung - Kambo, Aspinwall.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Bushbridge's D. Kambo after 4 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. Bushbridge increased the lead to 0 - 2 as R. Cariaco scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. After 19 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for B. Aspinwall who increased Bushbridge's lead to 0 - 3. The visitors' B. Stahnke took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 30 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Bushbridge. Confident in their lead, Bushbridge's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. R. Cariaco received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 31 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 5. The Bushbridge fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Halftime score was 0 - 5. Bushbridge had most of the ball, with 89 percent of possession.

B. Aspinwall increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 6. With 62 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed A. Višniakovas of Bushbridge to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 7. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile D. Jung. After 70 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed D. Kambo to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 8. 71 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 9 as R. Lot finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Usually a powerful player on the field, G. Catty looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. With 73 minutes played, Bushbridge put themselves up 0 - 10 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was B. Aspinwall. This third goal completed a hattrick for B. Aspinwall. Bushbridge claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 90 percent.

The Dozen's top performer was clearly A. Twohig. J. Goodin was a disappointment, however. Bushbridge's best player was H. Bernady. B. Stahnke on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 10.