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Match Report
Horrocks
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes, Loyd Stageman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Adelaide United FC and the Horrocks players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Adelaide United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loyd Stageman to maneuver through the defense. Long Hunter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Russell Pinhey in the 7th minute of play. Long Hunter was a little too slow when Buchanan Pearce got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angus Stockwin during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Adelaide United FC booed when Horrocks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angus Stockwin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carter Turner took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Everett Orr. Horrocks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loyd Stageman in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Everett Orr saved Horrocks from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iggi Shorten during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Long Hunter was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Randolph Cusbert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Randolph Cusbert really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Everett Orr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loyd Stageman in the 35th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Horrocks's Randolph Cusbert slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Long Hunter. That made the score 3-0 after 37 minutes of play. 42 minutes into the match, Buchanan Pearce notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Adelaide United FC's Long Hunter. Long Hunter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Adelaide United FC defense, Russell Pinhey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Long Hunter. The Adelaide United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Long Hunter should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Loyd Stageman was the one to do the kick off. Long Hunter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Russell Pinhey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adelaide United FC's Long Hunter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Buchanan Pearce in the 55th minute of play. Long Hunter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Randolph Cusbert in the 56th minute of play. Archie Oneill recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Long Hunter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humphry Colling in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match Angus Stockwin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Long Hunter skillfully saved the ball. When Russell Pinhey, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 69 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Long Hunter was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Long Hunter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Randolph Cusbert in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Russell Pinhey notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Adelaide United FC's Long Hunter. Long Hunter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute, Buchanan Pearce 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. Long Hunter came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Horrocks's Archie Oneill. But to his dismay, Archie Oneill quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buchanan Pearce in the 86th minute of play forced Adelaide United FC's goalkeeper Long Hunter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Arnold Hogan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 88 minutes into the game, Horrocks's Archie Oneill nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Long Hunter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Long Hunter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Russell Pinhey in the 92nd minute of play. Long Hunter didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Buchanan Pearce went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score.
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