This is not really a
JSP question, but I'll give it a shot anyway.
The String comparison (equals) method will only be true if the Strings are exactly the same, character by character. I suspect that your Strings, are different in some way that you don't notice. For example, there might be white space (spaces or tabs, or even new lines) at the end of one of them. Also, the "space" in between the words might be two spaces, or a tab.
You could try the following code to see what's going on:
Try the same on fieldtest1. That should show you where the differences are.