League Play-Off

Charles Bean Oval
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amos Park kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Pymble Leopards FC booed when Berringa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milton Mcjunkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Berringa's goalkeeper Darian Lorenz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hale Shipp. Martyon Norton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Alford Cudmore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Berringa's Darian Lorenz got control of the ball when Hale Shipp tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthew Holdsworth during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Pymble Leopards FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Holdsworth to maneuver through the defense. Amos Park sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Martyon Norton came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Berringa 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 Martyon Norton couldn't finish the play. Matthew Holdsworth hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute of the match Arne Paull shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alford Cudmore showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hale Shipp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Darian Lorenz firmly grabbed it by the left post. 26 minutes into the match, Hale Shipp dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Darian Lorenz, 1-0. In the 29th minute Amos Park shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alford Cudmore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Amos Park's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alford Cudmore was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 35 minutes into the match, Pymble Leopards FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martyon Norton came free, but Alford Cudmore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martyon Norton succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Brayden Soekirno kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Amos Park notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Pymble Leopards FC's Alford Cudmore. Alford Cudmore was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Berringa's Milton Mcjunkin got a free kick in the 47th minute. Dugald Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Payton Mudie to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Amos Park managed to get in a good position for a shot. Berringa's supporters rose to their feet, but Amos Park was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alford Cudmore breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Martyon Norton in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alford Cudmore, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hale Shipp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Darian Lorenz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Pymble Leopards FC's Alford Cudmore got control of the ball when Martyon Norton tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Amos Park kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alford Cudmore. That made the score 1-3 in the 65 minute of play. Darian Lorenz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Payton Mudie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martyon Norton struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Alford Cudmore didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berringa. Samuel Erwin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pymble Leopards FC's Alford Cudmore proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Pymble Leopards FC from getting a goal against them. Alford Cudmore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Park in the 84th minute of the match. Alford Cudmore made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amos Park in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Berringa got a corner. Pymble Leopards FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arne Paull ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well done corner resulted in Jamie Didlock drilling the ball in to score 1-4 behind Pymble Leopards FC's goalkeeper. Samuel Erwin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute of the match, Martyon Norton got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alford Cudmore was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Berringa's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.