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Springrove Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Payne Fynn started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Phenix Rosenboom left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Woodridge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Brent Schultz struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Ren Maddern didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Springrove. 20 minutes into the match, Woodridge's goalkeeper Ren Maddern had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carmichael Digiuseppe. A collision led to Woodridge getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Bickford Barling hit a great ball. Woodridge's Ren Maddern played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmichael Digiuseppe in the 22nd minute of play. Phenix Rosenboom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Ashwin having to interfere. A collision led to Springrove getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ellis Worrall hit a great ball. Phenix Rosenboom struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Herbert Ashwin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodridge. Payne Fynn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Woodridge booed when Springrove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Larkin Allen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 played minutes, Woodridge's Bryson Park shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Herbert Ashwin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Woodridge reached it. Herbert Ashwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phenix Rosenboom, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Springrove's goal looked a bit too open when Payne Fynn came free, but Herbert Ashwin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Ren Maddern managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Springrove's Brent Schultz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Carmichael Digiuseppe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ren Maddern having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carmichael Digiuseppe to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Springrove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ellis Worrall to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Woodridge's Payne Quinane got a free kick in the 59th minute. After some careless play in the Woodridge defense, Carmichael Digiuseppe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ren Maddern. The Woodridge fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ren Maddern should have stopped the shot. Ren Maddern showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmichael Digiuseppe in the 67th minute of the match. Ren Maddern took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmichael Digiuseppe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ren Maddern showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmichael Digiuseppe in the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Phenix Rosenboom had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Herbert Ashwin. Springrove's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Phenix Rosenboom was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Carmichael Digiuseppe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Brent Schultz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ren Maddern was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Springrove's Ellis Worrall got a free kick in the 86th minute. Carmichael Digiuseppe succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.