League Play-Off

Narrogin Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kirby Digiuseppe made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Narrogin's Chuck Shortus got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the match, Narrogin's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Tupman came free, but Arthur Tresise reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 6 minutes, Kirby Digiuseppe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Narrogin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kirby Digiuseppe 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 10th minute of the match Narrogin got a corner. Peipei United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ian Leydin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ian Leydin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Peipei United's Edmund Podowski did a great save. Edmund Podowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kirby Digiuseppe's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Narrogin:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Peipei United:s goal. In the 17th minute, Casper Woods made a precise shot to the right of Arthur Tresise. Narrogin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kirby Digiuseppes short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Edmund Podowski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirby Digiuseppe in the 35th minute of play forced Peipei United's goalkeeper Edmund Podowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narrogin's Arthur Tresise played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Tupman in the 38th minute of play. Edmund Podowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirby Digiuseppe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Chuck Shortus came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Narrogin 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 Chuck Shortus couldn't finish the play.

After a rather tough play, Peipei United's Casper Woods got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 55th minute Kirby Digiuseppe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Podowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Peipei United getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Murphy Garing hit a great ball. Edmund Podowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chuck Shortus in the 67th minute of play. Jonathan Ridding hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Jonathan Ridding got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Narrogin. After some careless play in the Peipei United defense, Chuck Shortus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edmund Podowski. The Peipei United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edmund Podowski should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Narrogin's Arthur Tresise got control of the ball when Anthony Tupman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabian Bielski kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Peipei United's Anthony Tupman got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute Chuck Shortus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Podowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chuck Shortus succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. When Chuck Shortus came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Narrogin 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 Chuck Shortus couldn't finish the play. Narrogin's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.