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Bullenbong
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Downing Guy kicked off to start the match. The Z Team's Russel Huther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carman Mccormick in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Brandon Maciver was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Z Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Welford the free kick. Russel Huther took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martyon Crane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Welford's Carman Mccormick in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Z Team's goalie prevented a goal. Martyon Crane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Russel Huther tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carman Mccormick scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Russel Huther, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Loyd Plummer made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Patrick Breasley sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute, Downing Guy 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. The Z Team's Russel Huther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martyon Crane in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Z Team's Barney Groves got a free kick in the 39th minute. Carman Mccormick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Russel Huther tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Martyon Crane 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

If Downing Guy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of The Z Team booed when Welford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. James Sinden didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carman Mccormick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Russel Huther tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Z Team's Russel Huther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martyon Crane in the 70th minute of play. Russel Huther showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martyon Crane in the 72nd minute of the match. Rod Glover charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rod Glover the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The Z Team's Rod Glover got a free kick in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Carman Mccormick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Welford's supporters rose to their feet, but Carman Mccormick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Russel Huther breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carman Mccormick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Russel Huther having to interfere. The Z Team's Russel Huther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martyon Crane in the 91st minute of play. Carman Mccormick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Russel Huther having to interfere. The The Z Team supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Welford's performance. The match ended with a win for Welford.