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Ballindine Stadium
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Braden Palmer kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Braden Palmer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Binne Lavine was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Don Grant came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Ballindine Utd 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 Don Grant couldn't finish the play. If Conn Martyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ryland Frankson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crossna's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryland Frankson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Binne Lavine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Crossna's Scothine McLaughlin got a free kick in the 16th minute. Braden Palmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, Ballindine Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Conn Martyn came free, but Binne Lavine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braden Palmer scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Binne Lavine, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Conn Martyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conn Martyn in the 42nd minute of play forced Ballindine Utd's goalkeeper Binne Lavine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 49th minute the ball was on its way in behind Crossna's goalkeeper Gaynor Bayes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

Ryland Frankson's late challenge caught a Ballindine Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ryland Frankson helped the player get up and apologised. Ryland Frankson kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Braden Palmer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Binne Lavine was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Gaynor Bayes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Don Grant went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Braden Palmer took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Binne Lavine. Binne Lavine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. If Braden Palmer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Braden Palmer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Binne Lavine. That made the score 1-5 in the 74 minute of play. If Conn Martyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conn Martyn took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Binne Lavine. Binne Lavine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. Abban Sheridan hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Ballindine Utd's Binne Lavine got control of the ball when Conn Martyn tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 90 minutes of play, Ballindine Utd's Brazil Molloy made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gaynor Bayes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Crossna played a much better game than Ballindine Utd and deserved their victory. The Ballindine Utd players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.