League

Star City
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Keefe Oneill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Preston Monck having to interfere. A collision led to Uralla getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Randell Howie hit a great ball. In the 18th minute Darrell Lorenz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Preston Monck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Central City Stars getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Dan Mcmillan hit a great ball. Darrell Lorenz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uralla's Biddle Mccormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Mcmillan in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Uralla's goalkeeper Biddle Mccormick had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Russell Byrnes. Thanks to some nice moves Russell Byrnes could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Biddle Mccormick however easily saved by the left post. Biddle Mccormick made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Russell Byrnes sent off a good shot on target. After 42 played minutes Uralla got a freekick which was hit by Eavan Bennett. Russell Byrnes charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Russell Byrnes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Boyce Grandison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Central City Stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Boyce Grandison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Biddle Mccormick breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bo Greenan scored 1-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Biddle Mccormick, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Boyce Grandison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Biddle Mccormick was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Randell Howie hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. If Darrell Lorenz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boyce Grandison in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Biddle Mccormick prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Darrell Lorenz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Russell Byrnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Central City Stars's Bo Greenan got a free kick in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keefe Oneill in the 72nd minute of play forced Central City Stars's goalkeeper Preston Monck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Burns Coleman fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uralla's protests and gave Burns Coleman a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Uralla getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Burns Coleman hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Boyce Grandison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Biddle Mccormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Russell Byrnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Uralla's Biddle Mccormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Russell Byrnes in the 81st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Darrell Lorenz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uralla's supporters rose to their feet, but Darrell Lorenz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Preston Monck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dan Mcmillan struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Biddle Mccormick didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Central City Stars. If Boyce Grandison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uralla's Biddle Mccormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Russell Byrnes in the 96th minute of play. Uralla's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.