League

Kilcunda Park
Spectators: 7529 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brandes Hayward took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Jarrod Andrews was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dululu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NikoFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Dululu's Jarrod Andrews got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Bert Whatman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesse Hess, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Bert Whatman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesse Hess, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Brandes Hayward shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reese King saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Caine Sobczak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reese King. Dululu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caine Sobczak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bert Whatman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesse Hess in the 38th minute of play. Cliff Byrnes hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Jesse Hess fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bert Whatman having to interfere. After 45 played minutes NikoFC got a freekick which was hit by Logan Natt. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jesse Hess was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jesse Hess 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. In the 54th minute, Caine Sobczak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reese King was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Brandes Hayward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Reese King tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, NikoFC's goalkeeper Bert Whatman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicholas Cochrane. With his leg Bert Whatman managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Dululu's Tom Eicke fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. NikoFC's Bert Whatman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save NikoFC from getting a goal against them. Brandes Hayward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Reese King tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jarrod Andrews kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Caine Sobczak struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Reese King didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NikoFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caine Sobczak in the 81st minute of play forced Dululu's goalkeeper Reese King to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tom Eicke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Dululu's goal looked a bit too open when Brandes Hayward came free, but Reese King reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesse Hess received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Bert Whatman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.