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Maitland
Spectators: 6720 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Dudley took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joey Kiser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Walker Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rich Arias made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Freeman Boyer sent off a good shot on target. Joey Kiser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Walker Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 23rd minute when Gerard Bousquet elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 26 minutes, Freeman Boyer made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Elphinstone AFC's Rich Arias tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Elphinstone AFC's Rich Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Dudley in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Elphinstone AFC's Rich Arias got control of the ball when Freeman Boyer tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 36 minutes, Joey Kiser managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elphinstone AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joey Kiser was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 43 minutes, Freeman Boyer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maitland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freeman Boyer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Joey Kiser 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. Joey Kiser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Walker Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerard Bousquet was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 62 minutes, Mario Dudley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maitland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Dudley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rich Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alton Beckman in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Maitland's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Bousquet came free, but Walker Barker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Joey Kiser came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Elphinstone AFC 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 Joey Kiser couldn't finish the play. Rich Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurèle Owens, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. If Mario Dudley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rich Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freeman Boyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Elphinstone AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.