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Soupers Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stewart Soekirno took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Bill Pearson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soupers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bill Pearson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grant Frew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the game, Soupers's Donovan Pfingst nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregg Berresford made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Donovan Pfingst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregg Berresford having to interfere. Dean Telfer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ollie Sobezak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Soupers's goal looked a bit too open when Ollie Sobezak came free, but Dean Telfer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ollie Sobezak in the 25th minute of play forced Soupers's goalkeeper Dean Telfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Stewart Soekirno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Auckland FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Bill Pearson struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Gregg Berresford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Soupers. Dean Telfer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stewart Soekirno, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Grant Frew fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gregg Berresford, passed just outside the right post. Donovan Pfingst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregg Berresford having to interfere. Dean Telfer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendan Krause, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Bill Pearson 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. 47 minutes into the match, Auckland FC's Stewart Soekirno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dean Telfer narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Donovan Pfingst was the one to do the kick off. Humphry Knaack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benedict Wirth's late challenge caught a Auckland FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benedict Wirth helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th match minute, Soupers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedict Wirth to maneuver through the defense. Jordon Warren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Telfer having to interfere. After having played for 64 minutes, Bill Pearson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soupers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bill Pearson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Donovan Pfingst notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Auckland FC's Gregg Berresford. Gregg Berresford was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Grant Frew hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Soupers's zone, Stewart Soekirno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dean Telfer came out of the goal and Stewart Soekirno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stewart Soekirno kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brendan Krause in the 75th minute of play forced Soupers's goalkeeper Dean Telfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bill Pearson in the 80th minute of play forced Auckland FC's goalkeeper Gregg Berresford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donovan Pfingst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Humphry Knaack managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Soupers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humphry Knaack 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 91st minute, Jordon Warren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Donovan Pfingst came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Soupers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Donovan Pfingst couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Donovan Pfingst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gregg Berresford was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.