League

Pet Circle Park
Spectators: 7030 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 30) John Leyden struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Cullen Playford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ootha. Benny Veitch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cullen Playford having to interfere. 10 minutes into the game, one of Pet Circke:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Ootha. Bremen Huff stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cullen Playford. 0-1. 15 minutes into the game, John Leyden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cullen Playford was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cullen Playford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Veitch in the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jagger Fynn in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duncan Alcock prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29th minute, Carlton Rhoades fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Duncan Alcock, passed just outside the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Pet Circke's zone, Benny Veitch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cullen Playford came out of the goal and Benny Veitch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pet Circke's zone, John Leyden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cullen Playford came out of the goal and John Leyden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cullen Playford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Leyden in the 39th minute of play. Benny Veitch might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cullen Playford. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benny Veitch ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, John Leyden managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ootha's supporters rose to their feet, but John Leyden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cullen Playford breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that John Leyden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cullen Playford was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benny Veitch to strike the kick off in the second half. Quincy Pears fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duncan Alcock having to interfere. Duncan Alcock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlton Rhoades, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duncan Alcock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jagger Fynn, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlton Rhoades in the 57th minute of play forced Ootha's goalkeeper Duncan Alcock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quincy Pears charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Quincy Pears the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, Pet Circke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quincy Pears to maneuver through the defense. When Remy Coleman fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pet Circke's protests and gave Remy Coleman a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pet Circke! In the 69th match minute, Pet Circke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blake Arkinstall to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, John Leyden 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. John Leyden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cullen Playford having to interfere. John Leyden 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 83 played minutes Pet Circke got a freekick which was hit by Quincy Pears. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benny Veitch got free with Cullen Playford in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Ootha's goal looked a bit too open when Jagger Fynn came free, but Duncan Alcock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duncan Alcock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jagger Fynn in the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ootha's zone, Carlton Rhoades stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duncan Alcock came out of the goal and Carlton Rhoades tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Pet Circke fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ootha were clearly better and deserved to take the win.