League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mai Yu started the match with the kick off. In the 10th minute Mai Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Goodward saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bulleen FC's Benjamin Goodward played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Yu in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Mai Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Goodward saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Bradford Kidman with Bishop Korff as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Larkin Lorenz in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Long Ang Zhen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mai Yu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Clifford Goodbun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mai Yu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes, Taito Ronkainen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rangers - Real Madrid and the Bulleen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Taito Ronkainen hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Yu in the 38th minute of play forced Bulleen FC's goalkeeper Benjamin Goodward to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 39th minute of the game was made by Dalwood Colling with Andrew Bouer as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Mai Yu took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamin Goodward. Benjamin Goodward dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Long Ang Zhen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Hart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Brian Hart made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Rangers - Real Madrid's He Guang got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Dalwood Colling, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Mai Yu came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Rangers - Real Madrid 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 Mai Yu couldn't finish the play. Boguslaw Bugajski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st match minute, Bulleen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paz Schoenke to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Goodward stood somewhat misplaced when Mai Yu came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 65 minute. 70 minutes into the match, Bulleen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Yu came free, but Benjamin Goodward reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boguslaw Bugajski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benjamin Goodward made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Yu in the 76th minute of play. Bradford Kidman got a throw-in 79 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Larkin Lorenz. Larkin Lorenz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Long Ang Zhen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Long Ang Zhen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Hart in the 82nd minute of play. Mai Yu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Benjamin Goodward tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mai Yu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin Goodward having to make a save. Mai Yu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Rangers - Real Madrid left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bulleen FC.