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Petrolia
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Theirn Dougherty got the match started through his kick off. Martin Meza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pablo Loyd hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With his leg Stanton Beard managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Petrolia AFC's Michale Grove fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 14 minutes into the game, Jarrod Deal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Petrolia AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Verona the free kick. When Martin Britton came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Verona 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 Martin Britton couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Theirn Dougherty managed to get in a good position for a shot. Petrolia AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Theirn Dougherty was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stanton Beard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Theirn Dougherty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Verona getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Rene Bray hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Verona's goalkeeper Stanton Beard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michale Grove. Michale Grove in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stanton Beard, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Petrolia AFC were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Verona's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adolph Garreau took the corner. Adolph Garreau made a great header on Petrolia AFC's corner, it was just that Verona's Stanton Beard managed to reach the ball for a save. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin Britton made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Theirn Dougherty 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. A collision led to Petrolia AFC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jarrod Deal hit a great ball. When Verona's Martin Britton in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Petrolia AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Michale Grove sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanton Beard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theirn Dougherty, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. With splendid footwork Martin Britton arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-1 by the left pole in the game's 67th minute. Kent Rush received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Billy McCloud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kent Rush sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Meza during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, Martin Meza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kent Rush sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Petrolia AFC's Billy McCloud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Petrolia AFC from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the match, Petrolia AFC's goalkeeper Billy McCloud had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kent Rush. In the 93rd minute, Martin Britton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Verona eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.