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Hopevale Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tiger Vickery made the kick off and thus started the match. Fleming Shipp charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fleming Shipp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Palana getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Fleming Shipp hit a great ball. Hopevale's Davey Maslin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meyer Murphy in the 8th minute of play. If Tiger Vickery had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 minutes of play Palana's Fleming Shipp was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 15th minute, Fleming Shipp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tiger Vickery had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barth Merz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 played minutes Tiger Vickery rounded Palana's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Tiger Vickery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Darin Veitch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute Meyer Murphy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davey Maslin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Tiger Vickery reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Darin Veitch. The goal made the score 2-0. If Barth Merz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 played minutes Palana got a freekick which was hit by Max Worsley. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Tiger Vickery sped through Palana's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Darin Veitch. After a rather tough play, Hopevale's Neil Pearse got a free kick in the 41st minute. Meyer Murphy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Davey Maslin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Meyer Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Max Worsley kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Barth Merz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Tiger Vickery's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darin Veitch was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Meyer Murphy in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Davey Maslin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hopevale's Davey Maslin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Hopevale from getting a goal against them. In the 70th minute, Barth Merz 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Max Worsley during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes Palana got a freekick which was hit by Max Worsley. Hopevale's Davey Maslin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dallas Kayrooz in the 79th minute of play. Palana's Dallas Kayrooz got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Dallas Kayrooz off the ground. If Meyer Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barth Merz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Tiger Vickery sped through Palana's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Darin Veitch. Hopevale's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.