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Arborial Park
Spectators: 9221 (Terracing: 6917, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ken Ivey kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Ivey in the 5th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Flint Moreland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Navarro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Flint Moreland made a huge save. In the 13th minute of the match ForestFire got a corner. River tu grato nombre's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luisito James ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Luisito James almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but River tu grato nombre's Flint Moreland did a great save. When River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ForestFire's goalie prevented a goal. When Stacey Banning came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the River tu grato nombre fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Stacey Banning couldn't finish the play. Shaki Conn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stacey Banning went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ForestFire's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Lucas Navarro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flint Moreland. River tu grato nombre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Navarro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 34th minute Stacey Banning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flint Moreland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ken Ivey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stacey Banning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 minutes of play, River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shaki Conn was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to River tu grato nombre getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Cameron Bartley hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Ken Ivey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flint Moreland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ForestFire's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luisito James in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stacey Banning to make the kick off. Cristobal Harrington kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Porter Mansfield could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Shaki Conn made a huge save. In the 56thth minute of the game Stacey Banning who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stacey Banning came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Shaki Conn could save by the left post. Stacey Banning in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Shaki Conn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 63rd minute, John Presley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flint Moreland stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisito James's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. River tu grato nombre's Alfred Gozdowski was substituted for 董烨邦. Cristobal Harrington made in the 68th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lucas Navarro immediately put the ball in play. If Bon Scott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, ForestFire's Shaki Conn got control of the ball when Bon Scott tried to sneak it across the goal line. ForestFire's Jose Hoyt was substituted for Danial Dunbar. ForestFire's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Bon Scott 75 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Flint Moreland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Ivey in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute Lucas Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flint Moreland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flint Moreland stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Navarro's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Flint Moreland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Navarro in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Ivey in the 91st minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Flint Moreland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bon Scott's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The River tu grato nombre players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.