League

Redfern Park
Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) Payton Hamilton struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Davey Curtis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maitland. After 6 played minutes Pensioners 2.0 got a freekick which was hit by Andrew Norden. The audience was convinced that Humphrey Wilde's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Davey Curtis was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the game, Pensioners 2.0's Andrew Norden nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Britton Oconnell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Maitland's goal looked a bit too open when Quincy Fitzsimmons came free, but Britton Oconnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Payton Hamilton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, Pensioners 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Humphrey Wilde came free, but Davey Curtis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonia Fessey hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humphrey Wilde in the 21st minute of play forced Pensioners 2.0's goalkeeper Davey Curtis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davey Curtis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Payton Hamilton in the 23rd minute of the match. Britton Oconnell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Norden in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maitland's Dalton Norman got a free kick in the 27th minute. Quincy Fitzsimmons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Maitland's goalkeeper Britton Oconnell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonia Fessey. Britton Oconnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Norden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonia Fessey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Britton Oconnell made a huge save. Payton Hamilton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davey Curtis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Payton Hamilton, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Payton Hamilton made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Antonia Fessey notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Maitland's Britton Oconnell. Britton Oconnell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Britton Oconnell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonia Fessey in the 55th minute of play. Darley Woods fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Britton Oconnell having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Quincy Fitzsimmons notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Maitland's Britton Oconnell. Britton Oconnell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Britton Oconnell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonia Fessey went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute, Darley Woods ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Britton Oconnell was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonia Fessey in the 72nd minute of play forced Maitland's goalkeeper Britton Oconnell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Britton Oconnell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darley Woods, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 76 played minutes, Pensioners 2.0's Berry Pickhills shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Britton Oconnell came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pensioners 2.0 reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quincy Fitzsimmons in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Britton Oconnell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Britton Oconnell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quincy Fitzsimmons, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Britton Oconnell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quincy Fitzsimmons, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quincy Fitzsimmons in the 87th minute of play forced Maitland's goalkeeper Britton Oconnell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humphrey Wilde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davey Curtis having to interfere. Angus Freeman hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Payton Hamilton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davey Curtis having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Biddle Barclay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pensioners 2.0's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maitland the free kick. In the 95th match minute, Pensioners 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biddle Barclay to maneuver through the defense. Maitland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.