League

Eden Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Calvin Wardill made the kick off and thus started the match. Dale Davis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 4 minutes into the game, All-blacks's Gerry Dennison nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronnie Deveraux made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 10th minute, Gerry Dennison 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. Zaq Morning received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Dean Gaskell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timperley's Ronnie Deveraux played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dale Davis in the 17th minute of play. Ronnie Deveraux made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Davis in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Rhys Hicks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Conan Smith recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Trevor Simms had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in All-blacks fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Timperley. Benjamin Horsell stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dean Gaskell. 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerry Dennison got free with Ronnie Deveraux in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Davis in the 39th minute of play forced Timperley's goalkeeper Ronnie Deveraux to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronnie Deveraux stood somewhat misplaced when Gerry Dennison came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 42 minute.

The wind increased when Dale Davis made the kick off in the second half. Dale Davis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, All-blacks's Dean Gaskell got control of the ball when Zaq Morning tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gerry Dennison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronnie Deveraux having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerry Dennison in the 61st minute of play forced Timperley's goalkeeper Ronnie Deveraux to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Gerry Dennison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronnie Deveraux saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Forrest hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes, All-blacks's Jeremy Mortimer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ronnie Deveraux came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in All-blacks reached it. If Dale Davis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alec Bodsworth kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Dale Davis spun around in front of the goal 79 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Timperley's goal. 84 minutes into the match, Timperley's goal looked a bit too open when Dale Davis came free, but Ronnie Deveraux reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timperley's Ronnie Deveraux played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerry Dennison in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Zaq Morning 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. All-blacks's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.