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Pony Express Grounds
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Nomads Football Club's Toby Peters started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Darren Bullard was a little too slow when Jack Agnes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Nomads Football Club's zone, Bombai Bombis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darren Bullard came out of the goal and Bombai Bombis 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, Kentucky Mustangs's Sophan Sudiro got a free kick in the 12th minute. If Jack Agnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 16 played minutes Nomads Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Francis Kitchen. When Tory Stringer fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nomads Football Club's protests and gave Tory Stringer a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bombai Bombis in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darren Bullard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st minute, Francis Kitchen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sophan Sudiro didn't quite understand what happened when in the 32 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 33rd match minute, Kentucky Mustangs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco van Zijderveld to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute Alexis Griggs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanford Peters saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Darren Bullard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bombai Bombis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Jack Agnes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Darren Bullard, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Nomads Football Club's Francis Kitchen got a free kick in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Nomads Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Sophan Sudiro came free, but Darren Bullard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bombai Bombis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jack Agnes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Darren Bullard made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Nomads Football Club's zone, Jack Agnes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darren Bullard came out of the goal and Jack Agnes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jack Agnes was the one to do the kick off. Darren Bullard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Agnes in the 51st minute of the match. After 53 played minutes Nomads Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Francis Kitchen. 56 minutes into the game, Kentucky Mustangs's Bombai Bombis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Darren Bullard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 63 minutes into the match, Bombai Bombis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darren Bullard. Nomads Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bombai Bombis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After some careless play in the Nomads Football Club defense, Jack Agnes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Darren Bullard. The Nomads Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Darren Bullard should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Bombai Bombis notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Nomads Football Club's Darren Bullard. Darren Bullard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kentucky Mustangs's Brian Loomis was substituted for M. Ramdhan Rombot. After some careless play in the Nomads Football Club defense, Bombai Bombis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Darren Bullard. The Nomads Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Darren Bullard should have stopped the shot. Bombai Bombis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Darren Bullard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bombai Bombis in the 86th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Kentucky Mustangs's Jack Agnes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darren Bullard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Kentucky Mustangs's Stanford Peters got control of the ball when Alexis Griggs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stanford Peters was a little too slow when Hayden Mills got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 7-1. Kentucky Mustangs's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.