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Buckenbowra Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bock Peach got the match started through his kick off. Bob Hayward recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danny Solomon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Phillip Boston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bob Hayward recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Danny Solomon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, Bob Hayward 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. Dale Hogan charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dale Hogan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abe Byrnes didn't quite understand what happened when in the 22 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Bob Hayward sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phillip Boston made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bob Hayward in the 27th minute. Bob Hayward sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Solomon in the 35th minute of play forced Perara's goalkeeper Phillip Boston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bob Hayward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Phillip Boston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abe Byrnes hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Danny Solomon struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Phillip Boston didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Buckenbowra. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bob Hayward got free with Phillip Boston in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danny Solomon struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Phillip Boston didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Buckenbowra.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Danny Solomon made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Braedan Nunn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Phillip Boston. Perara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Braedan Nunn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 61 minutes into the match, Perara's goal looked a bit too open when Danny Solomon came free, but Phillip Boston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bob Hayward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pete Staggard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bock Peach in the 77th minute of the match. If Danny Solomon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Perara getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Abe Byrnes hit a great ball. In the 91st minute Bob Hayward shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phillip Boston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bob Hayward sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 97th minute Bock Peach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pete Staggard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Buckenbowra walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.