League

Kundana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nilson Osbiston started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bern Castner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brett Wright in the 8th minute of play. Richard Connolly made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nilson Osbiston in the 9th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilson Osbiston got free with Richard Connolly in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bern Castner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brown Soekirno in the 16th minute of the match. Bickford Digiuseppe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richard Connolly having to make a save. After having played for 20 minutes, Nilson Osbiston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kundana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilson Osbiston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute Brett Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bern Castner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nilson Osbiston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Curtis Hilton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Brett Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bern Castner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Landervale's zone, Nilson Osbiston stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard Connolly came out of the goal and Nilson Osbiston tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute Brown Soekirno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bern Castner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Bickford Digiuseppe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kundana's supporters rose to their feet, but Bickford Digiuseppe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Connolly breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Curtis Hilton's late challenge caught a Landervale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Curtis Hilton helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kundana getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Curtis Hilton hit a great ball. Landervale's Brown Soekirno got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Kundana's Bern Castner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Kundana from getting a goal against them. Nilson Osbiston blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richard Connolly having to make a save. In the 59th minute Nilson Osbiston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Connolly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bickford Digiuseppe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Richard Connolly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Ned Burton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kundana's supporters rose to their feet, but Ned Burton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Connolly breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Landervale's Richard Connolly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Osbiston in the 64th minute of play. Sam Quinnell charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sam Quinnell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, Landervale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Quinnell to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Nilson Osbiston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Bern Castner managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Landervale's Brown Soekirno fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bickford Digiuseppe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Connolly having to interfere. Kundana's Bern Castner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brett Wright in the 79th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Landervale's zone, Bickford Digiuseppe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard Connolly came out of the goal and Bickford Digiuseppe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Landervale:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kundana:s goal. The referee gave Kundana a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bickford Digiuseppe, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Landervale's Richard Connolly. 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Sam Quinnell kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bern Castner. That made the score 1-1 in the 86 minute of play. In the 90th minute, Nilson Osbiston got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Richard Connolly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bickford Digiuseppe, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. If Bickford Digiuseppe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute, Bickford Digiuseppe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bern Castner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brett Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.