League

Hartland Park
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) Marieville's Thaddeus Nicholas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abe Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thaddeus Nicholas in the 6th minute of play. Edgar Hayes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abe Ramos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Noel Christian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marieville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hartland the free kick. 11 minutes into the match, Hartland's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Hayes came free, but Abe Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lynwood Aldridge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nick Swan in the 13th minute. Lynwood Aldridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxwell Stern in the 15th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Hartland's Maxwell Stern slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lynwood Aldridge. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nick Swan got free with Lynwood Aldridge in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxwell Stern 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. After a rather tough play, Hartland's Maxwell Stern got a free kick in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Maxwell Stern managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hartland's supporters rose to their feet, but Maxwell Stern was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lynwood Aldridge breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thaddeus Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abe Ramos having to interfere. Noel Christian hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Lynwood Aldridge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nick Swan in the 37th minute. Nick Swan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nick Swan came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Hartland 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 Nick Swan couldn't finish the play. 47 minutes into the match, Hartland's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Hayes came free, but Abe Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maxwell Stern to strike the kick off in the second half. Edgar Hayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Abe Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abe Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rich Hankins, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Thaddeus Nicholas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marieville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thaddeus Nicholas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maxwell Stern fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lynwood Aldridge having to interfere. Maxwell Stern fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lynwood Aldridge having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hartland's Vincent Leal got a free kick in the 67th minute. Hartland's Abe Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Hartland from getting a goal against them. After having played for 77 minutes, Edgar Hayes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marieville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Hayes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Weston Chase hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Abe Ramos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rich Hankins. In the 91st minute, Edgar Hayes made a precise shot to the right of Abe Ramos. Hartland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.