League

Molong Park
Spectators: 6834 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 0) Pilbara Palisades's Thomas Christini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Pilbara Palisades's Bray Haberle got a free kick in the 4th minute. Duncan Stageman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12thth minute of the game Thomas Christini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Convicts's Elliott Baxter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Duncan Stageman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duncan Stageman in the 18th minute of play forced Pilbara Palisades's goalkeeper Hal Hursey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duncan Stageman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Pilbara Palisades's Dani Block got a free kick in the 21st minute. Dakota Ritter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliott Baxter having to interfere. When Barnabas Hayman came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Convicts 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 Barnabas Hayman couldn't finish the play. Thomas Christini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Elliott Baxter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Christini struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Elliott Baxter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pilbara Palisades. After a rather tough play, Pilbara Palisades's Dani Block got a free kick in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Duncan Stageman made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Duncan Stageman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hal Hursey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barnabas Hayman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duncan Stageman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Hal Hursey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duncan Stageman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Christini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hal Hursey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duncan Stageman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Convicts's zone, Dakota Ritter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elliott Baxter came out of the goal and Dakota Ritter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 82 minutes into the match, Convicts's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Christini came free, but Elliott Baxter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Convicts's Elliott Baxter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Convicts from getting a goal against them. Convicts's Elliott Baxter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Convicts from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute, Thomas Christini fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Dakota Ritter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliott Baxter having to interfere. The Convicts fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pilbara Palisades were clearly better and deserved to take the win.