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Pukatika Stadium
Spectators: 9385 (Terracing: 7041, Seating: 2158, VIP seats: 186) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jajat Handoyo made the kick off which started today's match. Blaxland FC's Nikitas Karelas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jackson Millgate in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Angelino Ospin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Southern Thrashers's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelino Ospin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikitas Karelas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 5th minute Jajat Handoyo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Askelöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blaxland FC's Nikitas Karelas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battle Minne in the 6th minute of play. Fred Nyhuus charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fred Nyhuus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Southern Thrashers made a substitution. Edwards Williams replaced Cebo Arnero. In the 10th minute Cai Inestrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikitas Karelas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute Cai Inestrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikitas Karelas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikitas Karelas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelino Ospin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Blaxland FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cai Inestrosa came free, but Nikitas Karelas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Erik Askelöf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bart Toth in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jajat Handoyo in the 25th minute of play forced Southern Thrashers's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Askelöf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cai Inestrosa in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikitas Karelas saved Blaxland FC from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Oz Beer made a precise shot to the right of Nikitas Karelas. Blaxland FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, Fred Nyhuus had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils-Erik Askelöf. Southern Thrashers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Nyhuus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Blaxland FC's Leon Palzewicz got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Blaxland FC's Nikitas Karelas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Inestrosa in the 34th minute of play. Nikitas Karelas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nurkan Salah, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Cai Inestrosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Nikitas Karelas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Inestrosa in the 43rd minute of play forced Blaxland FC's goalkeeper Nikitas Karelas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikitas Karelas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Inestrosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelino Ospin scored 1-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikitas Karelas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 47th minute, Nurkan Salah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikitas Karelas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. The Blaxland FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Southern Thrashers were winning 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cai Inestrosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bart Toth in the 53rd minute of play forced Southern Thrashers's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Askelöf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th match minute, Blaxland FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Palzewicz to maneuver through the defense. Nikitas Karelas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cai Inestrosa's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Nils-Erik Askelöf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jajat Handoyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Angelino Ospin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikitas Karelas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nurkan Salah in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikitas Karelas saved Blaxland FC from getting behind. When Southern Thrashers's Cai Inestrosa in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blaxland FC's goalie prevented a goal. 77 minutes into the match, Blaxland FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cai Inestrosa came free, but Nikitas Karelas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikitas Karelas was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Cai Inestrosa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cai Inestrosa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. In the 85th match minute, Southern Thrashers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jackson Millgate to maneuver through the defense. Nikitas Karelas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nurkan Salah in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurkan Salah in the 90th minute of play forced Blaxland FC's goalkeeper Nikitas Karelas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blaxland FC made a substitution. Quincy Howard replaced Cassidy Hollingworth. Cai Inestrosa struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Nikitas Karelas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Southern Thrashers. Southern Thrashers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.