| It was the old cliché of a game of two halves at Westfield on Sunday as Gadeside came from behind with an excellent second half performance in a heated game against North Bushey which saw 3 players sent off. |
| Gadeside began the game missing Jay Evans, Russ Popplewell, Tom Mitchell and Shanton Towle forcing Adam Hills to shuffle the pack around. Gadeside took time to get into their stride and were nearly behind after just 5 minutes when Rob Metcalf pulled off a good save at the near post. Tariq Khan should have when put clear by Hills but the Bushey keeper saved well. North Bushey took a lead they probably deserved just before half-time as Gadeside lost possesion in midfield allowing Bushey's Polish striker to slot past Metcalf. Toby Zhou replaced the injured Matt Evans at half-time as Gadeside began to get a hold of the game but without really testing the home keeper. |
| They draw level on 59 minutes when Daniel Brooks won the ball well before squaring the ball to Adam Hills who lashed home a low drive from 22 yards. Khan was once again guilty when he failed to connect with a fierce drive from Danny Everritt when in front of goal while Ivanz Mani shot wide. It was the lively Mani who played the key role in the games talking point when he raced into the box and was rugby tackled to the ground. The guilty Bushey player then decided to kick Mani in the head when he was on the floor before all hell broke loose. |
| Players from both sides clashed and Gadeside keeper Rob Metcalf foolishly got involved with a Bushey defender. Both players were given their marching orders by the referee who also sent off the Bushey left back for his horrendous kick at Mani. After a long break, Adam Hills - now sporting the #1 shirt and a pair of gloves - stepped up to score the penalty and give Gadeside the lead. |
| The 9 men of Bushey looked for an equaliser and came close when a free-kick hit the angle - but Gadeside pressed home the man advantage. Jason Brownhill's cross was cooly finished by Mani while good link up between the Chinese duo of Huang Yi and Toby Zhou saw the latter smash home his 3rd of the season from close range. |
| Rob Metcalf, Balraj Singh (Huang Yi), Ian Freeman, Ben Higginson, Matt Evans (Toby Zhou), Daniel Brooks, Ivanz Mani, Danny Everritt, Adam Hills, Tariq Khan, Jason Brownhill |