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Nest V55
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Charis Droumalias kicked off to start the match. Jenkins Turner hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Charis Droumalias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rufus Haydock. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Rick Kile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charilaos Iakovatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Kile in the 18th minute of play. Charis Droumalias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Rufus Haydock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ralph Turner struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Charilaos Iakovatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB. Dwight Jeffress took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Charilaos Iakovatos. Charilaos Iakovatos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. With a little luck, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's Rufus Haydock got control of the ball when Sakis Kritikos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Charilaos Iakovatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Kile in the 34th minute of play. Charilaos Iakovatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Kile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Seahawks V55 defense, Rick Kile kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Charilaos Iakovatos. The Seahawks V55 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Charilaos Iakovatos should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rick Kile was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Marios Vikatos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seahawks V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB the free kick. The supporters of AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB booed when Seahawks V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marios Vikatos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rick Kile recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rufus Haydock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakis Kritikos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mitchell Petty struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Charilaos Iakovatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB. Sakis Kritikos charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sakis Kritikos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Sakis Kritikos. Rick Kile in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Charilaos Iakovatos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rick Kile in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Charilaos Iakovatos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Iordanis Christodoulakis fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seahawks V55's protests and gave Iordanis Christodoulakis a yellow card for diving instead. After 72 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Iordanis Christodoulakis. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Giotis Diamantopoulos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Mitchell Petty managed to get in a good position for a shot. AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Mitchell Petty was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Charilaos Iakovatos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB defense, Sakis Kritikos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rufus Haydock. The AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rufus Haydock should have stopped the shot. Charilaos Iakovatos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Turner in the 82nd minute of the match. Charilaos Iakovatos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ralph Turner went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. If Giotis Diamantopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's Charilaos Iakovatos threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rick Kile, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Rick Kile's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charilaos Iakovatos was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Rick Kile's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charilaos Iakovatos was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.