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Muntham Park
Spectators: 6880 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edward Zalunardo kicked off to start the match. Brye Mcgrath fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrews Hart having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Edward Zalunardo 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. Brock Bailey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Oconnell went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Brock Bailey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Zalunardo's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Brock Bailey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Zalunardo's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Muntham's zone, Ivan Oconnell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brock Bailey came out of the goal and Ivan Oconnell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Muntham's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Zalunardo came free, but Brock Bailey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Oconnell in the 33rd minute of play forced Muntham's goalkeeper Brock Bailey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brock Bailey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Zalunardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Brock Bailey came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Barberton's Edward Zalunardo. But to his dismay, Edward Zalunardo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Ivan Oconnell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barberton's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Oconnell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brock Bailey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the match, Edward Zalunardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brock Bailey. Muntham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Zalunardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. If Edward Zalunardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brye Mcgrath stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by Ivan Oconnell got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 55 minutes in the game, Edward Zalunardo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Brock Bailey having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Muntham's zone, Edward Zalunardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brock Bailey came out of the goal and Edward Zalunardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edward Zalunardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Brock Bailey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edward Zalunardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Brock Bailey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th match minute, Muntham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rick Caddick to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonty Lorenz in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brock Bailey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Muntham's Ray Brotherton got a free kick in the 70th minute. Barberton's Edward Zalunardo got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivan Oconnell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Brock Bailey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brock Bailey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Zalunardo in the 76th minute of play. When Edward Zalunardo came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Barberton 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 Edward Zalunardo couldn't finish the play. Ivan Oconnell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brock Bailey having to interfere. The supporters of Barberton booed when Muntham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brye Mcgrath didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Oconnell got free with Brock Bailey in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Barberton's Edward Zalunardo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Brock Bailey. That made the score 0-5 after 83 minutes of play. If Edward Zalunardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edward Zalunardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brock Bailey having to interfere. Barberton's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.