League Play-Off

Olympus Oval
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ollie McBurnie got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Australian Legends's zone, Bryan Kanack stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jayden Luckham came out of the goal and Bryan Kanack tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bryan Kanack did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Jayden Luckham 5 minutes into the match. Jayden Luckham stood somewhat misplaced when James Collings came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 8 minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Australian Legends's goalkeeper Jayden Luckham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers James Collings in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jayden Luckham saved Australian Legends from getting behind. Jayden Luckham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Collings in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bryan Kanack got free with Jayden Luckham in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Bryan Kanack had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jayden Luckham. Australian Legends's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bryan Kanack was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Australian Legends's Jayden Luckham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Australian Legends from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, James Collings took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Jayden Luckham to make any attempt to save it. Jayden Luckham came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Amarapura United's Bryan Kanack. But to his dismay, Bryan Kanack quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 31st match minute, Amarapura United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milton Lowes to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Australian Legends's goalkeeper Jayden Luckham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bryan Kanack. 37 minutes into the game, Amarapura United's Milton Lowes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jayden Luckham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. The audience was convinced that Bryan Kanack's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jayden Luckham was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Bryan Kanack made the kick off in the second half. Jayden Luckham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Collings in the 51st minute of the match. After 52 played minutes Australian Legends got a freekick which was hit by Bernard Wakefield. Jayden Luckham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milton Lowes in the 54th minute of the match. Jayden Luckham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Kanack, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Amarapura United's Bryan Kanack in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Australian Legends's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Australian Legends getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Randolph Durbin hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the game, one of Australian Legends:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Amarapura United. Bryan Kanack stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jayden Luckham. 10-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bryan Kanack in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jayden Luckham prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ollie McBurnie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bryan Kanack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jayden Luckham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milton Lowes in the 79th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Bernard Wakefield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Bryan Kanack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amarapura United's supporters rose to their feet, but Bryan Kanack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jayden Luckham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jayden Luckham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from James Collings went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 11-0 was the resulting score. In the 87thth minute of the game Bryan Kanack who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Australian Legends's Jayden Luckham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Australian Legends's Jayden Luckham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Kanack in the 90th minute of play. Jayden Luckham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Kanack, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Australian Legends's Jayden Luckham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milton Lowes in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Australian Legends's goal looked a bit too open when James Collings came free, but Jayden Luckham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Australian Legends's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.