League

Merrylands
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassidy Adair took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Parramatta Blaze getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Eliot Pegler hit a great ball. Samuel Watts charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuel Watts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, one of Parramatta Blaze:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Parramatta Blaze. Sam Pearse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brad Reynolds, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Paul Goodward shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sam Pearse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Warrow getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Alfred Reilly hit a great ball. Dante Wilde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassidy Adair, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Parramatta Blaze's Christopher Perandis got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 25 played minutes Parramatta Blaze got a freekick which was hit by Rich Belford. Warrow's Dante Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassidy Adair in the 29th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bryson Allan in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Wilde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute of the match, Christopher Perandis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Wilde was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 39th minute Bryson Allan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Wilde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Warrow's goal looked a bit too open when Cassidy Adair came free, but Dante Wilde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassidy Adair in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Wilde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Warrow's goalkeeper Dante Wilde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paul Goodward stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Connor Shirdon came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Warrow 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 Connor Shirdon couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Berny Reilly during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Berny Reilly kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Dante Wilde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassidy Adair, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64thth minute of the game Brown Kennewell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warrow's Dante Wilde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Warrow's Sam Pearse threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Brad Reynolds, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 69th match minute, Parramatta Blaze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rich Belford to maneuver through the defense. Dante Wilde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassidy Adair in the 74th minute of the match. Gregg Cawthorne hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Parramatta Blaze's goalkeeper Sam Pearse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nichol Adamson. The crowd rose to their feet as Warrow's Alfred Reilly slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sam Pearse. That made the score 1-2 after 80 minutes of play. Dante Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassidy Adair in the 83rd minute of play. Dante Wilde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassidy Adair's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Christopher Perandis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Wilde having to make a save. Warrow's Dante Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassidy Adair in the 87th minute of play. Cassidy Adair 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. 91 minutes into the match, Christopher Perandis notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Warrow's Dante Wilde. Dante Wilde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Parramatta Blaze players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.