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JamesDouglasMorrison
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaffery Gronow kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Tawonga getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Brennan Schulzte hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Nilson Carberry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boris Wang was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Jimmy Pizza's Kevin Carragher in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tawonga's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Carberry in the 17th minute of play forced Jimmy Pizza's goalkeeper Boris Wang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Tawonga's goalkeeper Herman Colling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Irving Lander. Herman Colling didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 24th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. In the 33rd match minute, Tawonga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brennan Schulzte to maneuver through the defense. Damian Byrnes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 34th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Herman Colling made an important save on a dangerous shot by Irving Lander in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Carragher in the 37th minute of play forced Tawonga's goalkeeper Herman Colling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaffery Gronow might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Boris Wang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaffery Gronow ran back to his position shaking his head. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kevin Carragher to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irving Lander in the 52nd minute of play forced Tawonga's goalkeeper Herman Colling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Zalunardo kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Kevin Carragher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Herman Colling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th match minute, Tawonga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Zalunardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th match minute, Jimmy Pizza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Case Cootes to maneuver through the defense. Jaffery Gronow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Boris Wang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boris Wang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaffery Gronow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boris Wang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaffery Gronow in the 71st minute of the match. If Kevin Carragher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Jimmy Pizza fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Jimmy Pizza's Kevin Carragher 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 86thth minute of the game Irving Lander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tawonga's Herman Colling was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Herman Colling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irving Lander in the 90th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.