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Arden St
Spectators: 7840 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aden Lambourne got the match started through his kick off. Logan Millar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baxter Adair, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Ryan Bowman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of North Melbourne's Logan Millar. Logan Millar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Kewell's Ryan Bowman in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye North Melbourne's goalie prevented a goal. Darryl Wang took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Logan Millar. North Melbourne's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ryan Bowman scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Logan Millar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aden Lambourne in the 23rd minute of play forced Kewell's goalkeeper Carter Glover to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th play minute Humphry Couzens came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Carter Glover. 1-2. When Patrick Price fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kewell's protests and gave Patrick Price a yellow card for diving instead. Patrick Price hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Carter Glover acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 32nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from James Ritter. Jordon Smoothey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Logan Millar having to interfere. Baxter Adair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 42 played minutes Aden Lambourne rounded Kewell's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. North Melbourne's Logan Millar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Bowman in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Ryan Bowman made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 58 minutes, Humphry Couzens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Melbourne's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humphry Couzens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Logan Millar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baxter Adair in the 60th minute. Carter Glover took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aden Lambourne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Baxter Adair ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Logan Millar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. In the 68th match minute, Kewell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darryl Wang to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dacosta Lawson during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of North Melbourne booed when Kewell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dacosta Lawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Humphry Couzens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carter Glover was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 78 minutes into the game, North Melbourne's Aden Lambourne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carter Glover made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. North Melbourne's Aden Lambourne got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Jordon Smoothey 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. In the 88th minute, James Ritter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Aden Lambourne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dacosta Lawson hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Carter Glover showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aden Lambourne, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.