League Play-Off

SYDNEY GARDEN
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Douglas Harding made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abe Tevelien during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Terara booed when SYDclub was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abe Tevelien didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolph Natt came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Terara's Craig Hauschildt. But to his dismay, Craig Hauschildt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. SYDclub's Rudolph Natt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Craig Hauschildt in the 9th minute of play. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Douglas Harding sped through SYDclub's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rudolph Natt. Brye Hitchen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Burtt Mcmahon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Edward Wood came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the SYDclub 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 Edward Wood couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brye Hitchen got free with Burtt Mcmahon in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Douglas Harding managed to get in a good position for a shot. Terara's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas Harding was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolph Natt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Terara booed when SYDclub was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abe Tevelien didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th match minute, SYDclub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Wood to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 47 minutes, Craig Hauschildt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Craig Hauschildt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The SYDclub players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Terara were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Edward Wood made the kick off in the second half. Craig Hauschildt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rudolph Natt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Craig Hauschildt got free with Rudolph Natt in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to SYDclub getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Bryant Shortis hit a great ball. Abe Tevelien got his second yellow card in the match during the 62nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 63rd match minute, SYDclub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abe Tevelien to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, SYDclub's Jeffers Groves got a free kick in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Douglas Harding in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolph Natt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dan Walkington kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, Craig Hauschildt lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Rudolph Natt. Brye Hitchen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Burtt Mcmahon having to interfere. Edward Wood struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Burtt Mcmahon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SYDclub. If Douglas Harding had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the game, Bryant Shortis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SYDclub's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Terara the free kick. In the 89th match minute, SYDclub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bryant Shortis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Harding in the 92nd minute of play forced SYDclub's goalkeeper Rudolph Natt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SYDclub booed when Terara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Tongs didn't get a good kick on the ball.