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Kogarah Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carsyn Baxter took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kogarah's zone, Tito Roldan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Earl Czaczka came out of the goal and Tito Roldan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Kogarah's Otto Eversden got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Kogarah's goal looked a bit too open when Tito Roldan came free, but Earl Czaczka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8thth minute of the game Tiago Duarte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kogarah's Earl Czaczka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pete See made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Marshal Knaack sent off a good shot on target. Tito Roldan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 played minutes Kogarah got a freekick which was hit by Dane Odd. Earl Czaczka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tito Roldan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Unpolished FC were awarded a corner. Gregory Jackson went to the cornerflag to take it. 29 minutes into the match, Unpolished FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carsyn Baxter came free, but Pete See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pete See made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marshal Knaack in the 30th minute. In the 31st match minute, Kogarah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bradley Hollis to maneuver through the defense. Gregory Jackson's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Earl Czaczka - 0-2 was put on the score board in the 32nd minute. Tito Roldan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Earl Czaczka having to interfere. A collision led to Kogarah getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Carsyn Baxter hit a great ball. Tiago Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Earl Czaczka having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Tito Roldan made the kick off in the second half. Tito Roldan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Tiago Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unpolished FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiago Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Earl Czaczka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the game, Martyon Mills was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unpolished FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kogarah the free kick. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Carsyn Baxter sped through Unpolished FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pete See. After 61st play minutes Tito Roldan shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Earl Czaczka and just under the crossbar into goal. With his leg Earl Czaczka managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Unpolished FC's Tito Roldan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pete See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marshal Knaack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carsyn Baxter in the 74th minute of play forced Unpolished FC's goalkeeper Pete See to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 played minutes Kogarah got a freekick which was hit by Carlisle Christina. Tiago Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Earl Czaczka having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Carsyn Baxter 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarrett Maddern in the 87th minute of play forced Unpolished FC's goalkeeper Pete See to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Jarrett Maddern hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Unpolished FC played a much better game than Kogarah and deserved their victory. The Kogarah players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.