League

Mordialloc Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Drew Sanderson started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Brad Wayland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bent Tinsley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brad Wayland struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Bent Tinsley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cuddell. 11 minutes into the match, Cuddell's goal looked a bit too open when Drew Sanderson came free, but Lance Markwell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Drake Deeth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Brad Wayland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bent Tinsley was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Lance Markwell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Drew Sanderson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Brad Wayland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bent Tinsley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Drake Deeth, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Jeremy Couzens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Lance Markwell made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brad Wayland to strike the kick off in the second half. Drake Deeth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bent Tinsley having to interfere. Brad Wayland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 59 minutes, Iggy Stanton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marms FC and the Cuddell players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jeremy Couzens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lance Markwell having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Long Biddell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Brad Wayland sped through Marms FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bent Tinsley. Brad Wayland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marms FC's Bent Tinsley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Marms FC from getting a goal against them. Jeremy Couzens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Lance Markwell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Brad Wayland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bent Tinsley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Drew Sanderson struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Lance Markwell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marms FC.