League

Launceston
Spectators: 8535 (Terracing: 6402, Seating: 1963, VIP seats: 170) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kristopher Bartlett took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 13th minute, Arnulfo Buinton fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Martyn Wicks, passed just outside the right post. In the 16th minute, Theo Sykes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brett Houghton might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martyn Wicks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brett Houghton ran back to his position shaking his head. Johnny Moxon might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juan Carlos Jaime. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johnny Moxon ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Arnulfo Buinton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martyn Wicks was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Adcock in the 34th minute of play forced Abracadabra CF's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Jaime to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Johnny Moxon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Unruly Behaviour FC's Jordan Dimmock got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 45th match minute, Unruly Behaviour FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jude Pyrah to maneuver through the defense. Wayne Stone's late challenge caught a Unruly Behaviour FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wayne Stone helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Wayne Stone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Syd Parkinson to strike the kick off in the second half. Tristan Barker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Carlos Jaime having to interfere. The corner ended in Theo Sykes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abracadabra CF's Juan Carlos Jaime did a great save. Max Adcock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Juan Carlos Jaime made a huge save. Brett Houghton struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Martyn Wicks didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abracadabra CF. Jude Pyrah charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jude Pyrah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Martyn Wicks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristopher Bartlett in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute of the match Abracadabra CF got a corner. Unruly Behaviour FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brett Houghton ran over to the corner to take the kick. Martyn Wicks didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnulfo Buinton went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 83rd minute, Arnulfo Buinton made a precise shot to the right of Martyn Wicks. Unruly Behaviour FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Adcock got free with Juan Carlos Jaime in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute, Jordan Dimmock had to leave the field with a concussion. In the 92nd minute, Arnulfo Buinton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abracadabra CF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Unruly Behaviour FC for a fine match.