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Wellston Park
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wade Quinones took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Wellston AFC's Martin Bass sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Milan Keller narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Kerr in the 5th minute of play forced Wellston AFC's goalkeeper Gabriel Mallory to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Wellston AFC's zone, Omar Kerr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Mallory came out of the goal and Omar Kerr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Basil Pugh during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Wellston AFC's zone, Omar Kerr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Mallory came out of the goal and Omar Kerr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wellston AFC's zone, Omar Kerr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Mallory came out of the goal and Omar Kerr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ball AFC's Basil Pugh got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wade Quinones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Milan Keller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Wellston AFC booed when Ball AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Kerr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Bass who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Milan Keller when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Bernardo Whitley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milan Keller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wade Quinones in the 44th minute. When Basil Pugh came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Ball 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 Basil Pugh couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Kerr made a kick off. Bernardo Whitley hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Wade Quinones's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Milan Keller was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After 55 minutes of play, Ball AFC's Omar Kerr made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Mallory was left in no man's land by his defense there! Milan Keller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Bass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Basil Pugh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Bass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Milan Keller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wade Quinones fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Milan Keller having to interfere. When Martin Bass came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Wellston 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 Martin Bass couldn't finish the play. Milan Keller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Bass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Omar Kerr managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ball AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Omar Kerr was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Mallory breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Milan Keller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wade Quinones, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Omar Kerr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardo Whitley got free with Gabriel Mallory in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Omar Kerr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Omar Kerr came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Ball 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 Omar Kerr couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Basil Pugh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ball AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Basil Pugh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Mallory breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ball AFC's Basil Pugh got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Basil Pugh off the ground. After a rather tough play, Ball AFC's Basil Pugh got a free kick in the 95th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Teddy Crowell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wellston AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teddy Crowell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Milan Keller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Wellston AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ball AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.