unley stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5250,
Seating: 1610, VIP seats: 140) Gregg Gilding made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birrell Batterham in the 3rd minute of play. Gregg Gilding took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remy Fynn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, fc sturt's goal looked a bit too open when Brandon Rennie came free, but Gregg Gilding reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregg Gilding took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brandon Rennie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gregg Gilding showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dakota Shortis, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birrell Batterham in the 12th minute of play forced fc sturt's goalkeeper Gregg Gilding to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 played minutes fc sturt got a freekick which was hit by Remington Pegrum. In the 22nd minute, Brandon Rennie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Payton Kiel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Jamese Veitch made a huge save. In the 29th minute Roger Andrews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jamese Veitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Darin Tout fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fc sturt's protests and gave Darin Tout a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dakota Shortis in the 33rd minute of play forced fc sturt's goalkeeper Gregg Gilding to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregg Gilding took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birrell Batterham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Birrell Batterham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as fc sturt's Payton Kiel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jamese Veitch. That made the score 1-3 after 47 minutes of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Payton Kiel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Roger Andrews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jamese Veitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregg Gilding made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Brandon Rennie sent off a good shot on target. 58 minutes into the match, Dakota Shortis notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of fc sturt's Gregg Gilding. Gregg Gilding was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 64 minutes into the game, TheRockets's Brandon Rennie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregg Gilding made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. 67 minutes into the match, fc sturt's goal looked a bit too open when Bryson Smalley came free, but Gregg Gilding reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes, Dakota Shortis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TheRockets and the fc sturt players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, TheRockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dakota Shortis to maneuver through the defense. Gregg Gilding took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brandon Rennie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, fc sturt's Gregg Gilding got control of the ball when Dakota Shortis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Brandon Rennie dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gregg Gilding, 2-6. Birrell Batterham blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregg Gilding having to make a save. Remy Fynn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregg Gilding having to interfere. Gregg Gilding made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dakota Shortis in the 84th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as TheRockets's Dakota Shortis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gregg Gilding. That made the score 2-7 after 87 minutes of play. In the 93rd minute, one of TheRockets:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TheRockets. TheRockets:s Jamese Veitch showed great skill when he stopped Bryan Finden:s penalty. After 96 minutes of play, fc sturt's Payton Kiel made it 3-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jamese Veitch was left in no man's land by his defense there! 100 minutes into the match, TheRockets's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Andrews came free, but Jamese Veitch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TheRockets played a much better game than fc sturt and deserved their victory. The fc sturt players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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