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Gracemere Park
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Navarro Tresise took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Old Town FC's Jarvis Cordrey got a free kick in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Luck Ziliotto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Old Town FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luck Ziliotto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elliott Watman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute, Alvin Hodson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elliott Watman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Elliott Watman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Navarro Tresise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Navarro Tresise in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elliott Watman saved Gracemere from getting behind. Elliott Watman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Navarro Tresise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gracemere's goalkeeper Elliott Watman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Navarro Tresise in the 22nd minute of play forced Gracemere's goalkeeper Elliott Watman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Old Town FC's Alvin Hodson in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gracemere's goalie prevented a goal. Elliott Watman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Hodson in the 24th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Luck Ziliotto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Old Town FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luck Ziliotto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elliott Watman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Old Town FC booed when Gracemere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darrell Calver didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elliott Watman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvin Hodson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elliott Watman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvin Hodson in the 35th minute of the match. If Alvin Hodson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Navarro Tresise sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Darrell Calver stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Alvin Hodson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Old Town FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Elliott Watman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luck Ziliotto in the 68th minute. Elliott Watman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Navarro Tresise in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Phillip Claringbold was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gracemere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Old Town FC the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Gracemere's zone, Navarro Tresise stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elliott Watman came out of the goal and Navarro Tresise tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the match, Gracemere's goalkeeper Elliott Watman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvin Hodson. Navarro Tresise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Elliott Watman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Gracemere getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Phillip Claringbold hit a great ball. If Alvin Hodson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Old Town FC played a much better game than Gracemere and deserved their victory. The Gracemere players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.