League

Launceston
Spectators: 8501 (Terracing: 6377, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mike Griffiths kicked off to start the match. Karl Charie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brett Houghton, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Basil Ingram's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karl Charie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. After 11 minutes Leadershot Town's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Brett Houghton who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Brett Houghton almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Leadershot Town's Karl Charie did a great save. 15 minutes into the match, Leadershot Town's goalkeeper Karl Charie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristopher Bartlett. 20 minutes into the match, Leadershot Town's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Buinton came free, but Karl Charie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Abracadabra CF's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Griffiths came free, but Juan Carlos Jaime reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl Charie was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Brett Houghton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brett Houghton really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Leadershot Town's Karl Charie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Leadershot Town from getting a goal against them. Arnulfo Buinton made a great header on Abracadabra CF's corner, it was just that Leadershot Town's Karl Charie managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, Leadershot Town's goal looked a bit too open when Kristopher Bartlett came free, but Karl Charie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 played minutes, Abracadabra CF's Wayne Stone shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Karl Charie 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 Abracadabra CF reached it. Brett Houghton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mike Griffiths fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Carlos Jaime having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kristopher Bartlett made a kick off. In the 59thth minute of the game Kristopher Bartlett who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leadershot Town's Karl Charie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Buinton in the 77th minute of play forced Leadershot Town's goalkeeper Karl Charie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Charie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristopher Bartlett in the 78th minute of play. After some careless play in the Leadershot Town defense, Arnulfo Buinton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl Charie. The Leadershot Town fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl Charie should have stopped the shot. 88 minutes into the match, Abracadabra CF's Kristopher Bartlett sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karl Charie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arnulfo Buinton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Charie having to interfere. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Leadershot Town's goalkeeper Karl Charie, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kristopher Bartlett took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl Charie. Karl Charie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Abracadabra CF fully deserved thier win.