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Ghinnighi Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Howard Adamson got the match started through his kick off. Jaffery Wakefield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carman Giles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaffery Wakefield made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Howie Maciver in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, As Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Phil Dorrell came free, but Jaffery Wakefield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Merriton getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ernest Black hit a great ball. In the 12th minute Howie Maciver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaffery Wakefield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Howie Maciver in the 15th minute of play forced As Roma's goalkeeper Jaffery Wakefield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Phil Dorrell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jaffery Wakefield was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 22 minutes of play, Merriton's Jarrod Christini made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaffery Wakefield was left in no man's land by his defense there! Howard Adamson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Merriton's zone, Potter Prinsep stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Archie Millar came out of the goal and Potter Prinsep tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Black in the 32nd minute of play forced As Roma's goalkeeper Jaffery Wakefield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Phil Dorrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mitchell Batterham kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Otto Gwin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaffery Wakefield. As Roma's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jaffery Wakefield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnett Barugh, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute Howie Maciver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaffery Wakefield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. As Roma's Jaffery Wakefield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Dorrell in the 40th minute of play. As Roma's Jaffery Wakefield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Howie Maciver in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Howard Adamson during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Howard Adamson kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The As Roma players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Merriton were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Howie Maciver to make the kick off. In the 58th match minute, Merriton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phil Dorrell to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, As Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Howie Maciver came free, but Jaffery Wakefield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, As Roma's Jaffery Wakefield got control of the ball when Phil Dorrell tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Merriton's Howie Maciver in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye As Roma's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th minute, Barnett Barugh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merriton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. As Roma's Jaffery Wakefield proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save As Roma from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarrod Christini in the 73rd minute of play forced As Roma's goalkeeper Jaffery Wakefield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaffery Wakefield made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Phil Dorrell sent off a good shot on target. As Roma's Jaffery Wakefield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarrod Christini in the 76th minute of play. Bjorn Loch hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phil Dorrell got free with Jaffery Wakefield in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Howie Maciver in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaffery Wakefield saved As Roma from getting behind.