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Hedges Stadium
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alberto Hickman made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Hedges defense, Barnett Collins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peter Algoud. The Hedges fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peter Algoud should have stopped the shot. Benny Chamberlain scored 0-2 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Peter Algoud, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Peter Algoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th match minute, Hedges was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodd Pears to maneuver through the defense. Douglas Christian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marshal Aliendi in the 20th minute. The supporters of Adelaide booed when Hedges was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meyer Domenichetti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barnett Collins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Algoud having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marshal Aliendi got free with Douglas Christian in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Hedges's Meyer Domenichetti got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marshal Aliendi in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Douglas Christian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 39 minutes of play, Adelaide's Alberto Hickman made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peter Algoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 43rd minute, Benny Chamberlain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Adelaide fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marshal Aliendi made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remington Mcinnes during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hedges's Remington Mcinnes got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Peter Algoud was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Hickman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 61 minute of play. Peter Algoud made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benny Chamberlain in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Chamberlain in the 67th minute of play forced Hedges's goalkeeper Peter Algoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hedges's Peter Algoud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Hedges from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute, Alberto Hickman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 74 minutes into the match, Benny Chamberlain had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peter Algoud. Hedges's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benny Chamberlain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Adelaide's attentive Neale Norton managed to snatch the ball when Brooker Coburn made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. Neale Norton hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. If Marshal Aliendi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brannan Blackham kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Barnett Collins took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Peter Algoud. Peter Algoud dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. When the match was over Adelaide could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hedges throughout the match.