League

The Graveyard
Spectators: 9188 (Terracing: 6892, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) Noorat's Rudy Sewell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caine Pearson during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kangaroos getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Caine Pearson hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Kangaroos's Caine Pearson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Boyde Christina. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. Bradshaw Kean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Roland Woods fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Noorat's protests and gave Roland Woods a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Noorat's Roland Woods got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Nichol Rhoades sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Noorat's Boyde Christina didn't even have to move. With a little luck, Noorat's Boyde Christina got control of the ball when Nash Pukallus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bruce Pinkerton kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Boyde Christina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nash Pukallus in the 23rd minute. Boyde Christina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nash Pukallus went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nash Pukallus got free with Boyde Christina in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Caine Pearson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Boyde Christina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kangaroos's attack was well implemented in the 47th minute, but when Nash Pukallus was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nash Pukallus to strike the kick off in the second half. Boyde Christina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradshaw Kean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kangaroos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nichol Rhoades in the 54th minute. Caine Pearson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 58 minutes into the match, Noorat's Benedict Bielski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Vickery narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th match minute, Kangaroos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bradshaw Kean to maneuver through the defense. Nash Pukallus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Boyde Christina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bradshaw Kean in the 63rd minute of play. Caine Pearson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyde Christina having to interfere. Boyde Christina didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kangaroos's Nash Pukallus shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 73rd minute Rudy Sewell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Vickery saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led Noorat's Dacosta Freel to fire away a dangerous shot which Carlos Vickery despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bradshaw Kean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyde Christina having to interfere. If Caine Pearson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kangaroos's Tommy Greenan was substituted for Kane White. Bradshaw Kean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, Nash Pukallus notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Noorat's Boyde Christina. Boyde Christina was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nash Pukallus kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Kangaroos getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Nash Pukallus hit a great ball. Kangaroos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.