League

Lang Park
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dobromir Dranka kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Brannan Brady hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robert Solomon charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Solomon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Meermaul getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Robert Solomon hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Reilly in the 15th minute of play forced Trestles FC's goalkeeper Tobiasz Odachowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murdock Reilly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Duke Christian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Dobromir Dranka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Duke Christian was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Reilly in the 30th minute of play forced Trestles FC's goalkeeper Tobiasz Odachowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobiasz Odachowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rod Hauschildt in the 32nd minute of play. Eddy Bonison hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Trestles FC's Tobiasz Odachowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rod Hauschildt in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Reilly in the 39th minute of play forced Trestles FC's goalkeeper Tobiasz Odachowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barney Reilly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Tobiasz Odachowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rod Hauschildt in the 44th minute of play forced Trestles FC's goalkeeper Tobiasz Odachowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute, Dobromir Dranka fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Duke Christian, passed just outside the right post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Barney Reilly to strike the kick off in the second half. Murdock Reilly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duke Christian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iggi Andrews, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Barney Reilly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Tobiasz Odachowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tobiasz Odachowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Solomon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Meermaul's goal looked a bit too open when Iggi Andrews came free, but Duke Christian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Solomon hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, István Csank made a precise shot to the right of Duke Christian. Meermaul's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Dobromir Dranka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duke Christian was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Trestles FC's zone, Barney Reilly stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobiasz Odachowski came out of the goal and Barney Reilly tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Iggi Andrews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iggi Andrews sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Barney Reilly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Trestles FC fully deserved thier win.