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Oakwoood Park
Spectators: 8963 (Terracing: 6800, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 183) Oakwoood's Arty Reynolds started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nash Pukallus struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Brad Coleman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kangaroos. Bradshaw Kean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Brad Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iggy Pearse in the 9th minute of play forced Kangaroos's goalkeeper Carlos Vickery to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nash Pukallus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Brad Coleman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Oakwoood's Brad Coleman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nash Pukallus in the 15th minute of play. Brad Coleman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nash Pukallus went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Nash Pukallus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kangaroos's supporters rose to their feet, but Nash Pukallus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brad Coleman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Brad Coleman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nash Pukallus in the 21st minute of play. Brad Coleman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caine Pearson went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 26 minutes, Nash Pukallus made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Oakwoood's Brad Coleman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 29 minutes into the game, Kangaroos's Nash Pukallus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brad Coleman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After 32 played minutes, Kangaroos's Irwin Notley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Brad Coleman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kangaroos reached it. Oakwoood's Brad Coleman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caine Pearson in the 33rd minute of play. Bradshaw Kean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brad Coleman having to interfere. Nash Pukallus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Brad Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brad Coleman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradshaw Kean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Nash Pukallus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brad Coleman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Bradshaw Kean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Brad Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brad Coleman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nash Pukallus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bradshaw Kean struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Brad Coleman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kangaroos. Arty Reynolds charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arty Reynolds the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Oakwoood getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Arty Reynolds hit a great ball. Brad Coleman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nash Pukallus's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. The long shot by Irwin Notley in the 62nd minute really tested Brad Coleman's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The Kangaroos fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Kangaroos's Nash Pukallus looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Oakwoood's Brad Coleman got control of the ball when Nash Pukallus tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 70 minutes, Nash Pukallus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kangaroos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nash Pukallus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Phil Chapman hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Oakwoood's Brad Coleman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Oakwoood from getting a goal against them. Kangaroos's Ike Obree was substituted for Andres Minne. Oakwoood's Brad Coleman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Oakwoood from getting a goal against them. Phil Chapman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Brad Coleman having to make a save. Brad Coleman made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Matthew Tout sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over Kangaroos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Oakwoood throughout the match.