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Hamsik Arena
Spectators: 7329 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Fraser made the kick off which started today's match. Marcus Fraser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lauder Fraser having to interfere. When Bert Thorne fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marek Hamsik United's protests and gave Bert Thorne a yellow card for diving instead. Bert Thorne kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Marcus Fraser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauder Fraser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Marek Hamsik United's Stan Mcinnes got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Best Mogork in the 16th minute of play forced Marek Hamsik United's goalkeeper Lauder Fraser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes Marek Hamsik United got a freekick which was hit by Everitt Worsley. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Fraser in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lauder Fraser prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Southern Sharks's Brooker Weeks got control of the ball when Thomas Luckham tried to sneak it across the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Southern Sharks's goal looked a bit too open when Bryce Trenoweth came free, but Brooker Weeks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lauder Fraser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Best Mogork in the 28th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Marcus Fraser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lauder Fraser was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Lauder Fraser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Best Mogork in the 40th minute of play. When Bryce Trenoweth came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Marek Hamsik United 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 Bryce Trenoweth couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Marek Hamsik United's Brad Benton got a free kick in the 47th minute. Billy Hursey took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lauder Fraser. Marek Hamsik United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Marek Hamsik United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Southern Sharks were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bryce Trenoweth to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Southern Sharks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Steve Renny was slow to take the kick. During this time Marek Hamsik United's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryce Trenoweth in the 55th minute of play forced Southern Sharks's goalkeeper Brooker Weeks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Best Mogork dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lauder Fraser, 0-2. Burns Lorenz kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When Bryce Trenoweth came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Marek Hamsik United 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 Bryce Trenoweth couldn't finish the play. Best Mogork could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Lauder Fraser made a huge save. Marcus Fraser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Lauder Fraser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Best Mogork 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. After 72 minutes, Marcus Fraser made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Marek Hamsik United's Lauder Fraser tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bryce Trenoweth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bryce Trenoweth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Southern Sharks walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.