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Pinnaroo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elliot Leydin during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pinnaroo getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Elliot Leydin hit a great ball. A collision led to Claytonboyz fc getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Anastasio Panfilo hit a great ball. Pinnaroo's Jared Maddern got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Claytonboyz fc's goalkeeper Everardo Avellaneda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nathan Huther. A collision led to Pinnaroo getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jared Maddern hit a great ball. Ward Spaulding received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nichol Heys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jared Maddern hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Ward Spaulding received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Nichol Heys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, Anastasio Panfilo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nichol Heys was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 31 minutes, Howard Dale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Claytonboyz fc and the Pinnaroo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Claytonboyz fc's Howard Dale got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Nathan Huther managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pinnaroo's supporters rose to their feet, but Nathan Huther was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Avellaneda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nichol Heys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Panfilo in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Ward Spaulding notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Pinnaroo's Nichol Heys. Nichol Heys was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Howard Dale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anastasio Panfilo made a kick off. Ward Spauldings short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got Nichol Heys to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nichol Heys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Panfilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Nichol Heys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Panfilo in the 61st minute of play. When Jared Maddern fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pinnaroo's protests and gave Jared Maddern a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Anastasio Panfilo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nichol Heys was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Ren Missen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Nichol Heys made a huge save. 74 minutes into the match, Nathan Huther had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Everardo Avellaneda. Claytonboyz fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathan Huther was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After a rather tough play, Pinnaroo's Alfred Christian got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Ward Spaulding had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Claytonboyz fc's Anastasio Panfilo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nichol Heys. That made the score 1-4 after 81 minutes of play. 83 minutes into the match, Claytonboyz fc's Anastasio Panfilo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nichol Heys narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Nathan Huther had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Anastasio Panfilo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Claytonboyz fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Anastasio Panfilo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nichol Heys breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ward Spaulding's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nichol Heys firmly grabbed it by the left post. Anastasio Panfilo struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Nichol Heys didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Claytonboyz fc. Anastasio Panfilo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nichol Heys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ward Spaulding sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Claytonboyz fc supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Claytonboyz fc would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.