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Gould Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rodney Lord made the kick off and thus started the match. South Auckland's Dan Nelson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save South Auckland from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Gould getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rodney Lord hit a great ball. When South Auckland's Munroe Terris in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gould's goalie prevented a goal. Dan Nelson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bleyd Holdsworth in the 11th minute. Cezary Felenak might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benny Dale. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cezary Felenak ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13thth minute of the game Munroe Terris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gould's Benny Dale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brice Bielski hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Munroe Terris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Cezary Felenak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodney Lord fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Nelson having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Munroe Terris in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benny Dale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cezary Felenak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benny Dale having to interfere. Gould's Benny Dale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Munroe Terris in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Gould's goal looked a bit too open when Cezary Felenak came free, but Benny Dale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When South Auckland's Munroe Terris in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gould's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Gould's goalkeeper Benny Dale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Brice Bielski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd match minute, Gould was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brendon Huff to maneuver through the defense. Benny Dale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezary Felenak in the 46th minute of the match. Munroe Terris blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benny Dale having to make a save. Benny Dale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Munroe Terris in the 48th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Munroe Terris made the kick off in the second half. Benny Dale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Munroe Terris in the 51st minute. In the 53rd of the match, Cezary Felenak tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Benny Dale got in the way and made a wonderful save. Munroe Terris who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Benny Dale when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dan Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodney Lord, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Rodney Lord sped through South Auckland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dan Nelson. When South Auckland's Cezary Felenak in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gould's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70th minute, Zachariasz Kilarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Munroe Terris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The South Auckland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Cezary Felenak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Zack Jury left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gould fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 83rd match minute, South Auckland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Angell to maneuver through the defense. Cezary Felenak was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Cezary Felenak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodney Lord took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dan Nelson. Dan Nelson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, Gould could leave the field as winners, despite South Auckland having more of the ball for most of the match.