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unley stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1610, VIP seats: 140) Remington Pegrum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Downing Barry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Downing Barry showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Andrews in the 4th minute of the match. Downing Barry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remington Pegrum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Remington Pegrum had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Downing Barry. MXW UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Remington Pegrum was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Cod Stafford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregg Gilding having to interfere. Gregg Gilding showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cod Stafford, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the MXW UNITED defense, Roger Andrews kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Downing Barry. The MXW UNITED fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Downing Barry should have stopped the shot. Dwight Norton charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dwight Norton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 21 minutes, Roger Andrews managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. fc sturt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Andrews was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Remington Pegrum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Downing Barry made a huge save. Payton Kiel took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Downing Barry. Downing Barry dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. MXW UNITED's Downing Barry proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save MXW UNITED from getting a goal against them. When Payton Kiel came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the fc sturt 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 Payton Kiel couldn't finish the play. Remington Pegrum struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Downing Barry didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for fc sturt. After 35 minutes, Remington Pegrum mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the fc sturt and the MXW UNITED players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to fc sturt getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Remington Pegrum hit a great ball. If Remington Pegrum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, Roger Andrews had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Downing Barry. MXW UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roger Andrews was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. A collision led to fc sturt getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Remington Pegrum hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Payton Kiel was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Payton Kiel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The fc sturt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Darin Tout recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Darin Tout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Downing Barry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Payton Kiel managed to get in a good position for a shot. fc sturt's supporters rose to their feet, but Payton Kiel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Downing Barry breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Remington Pegrum managed to get in a good position for a shot. fc sturt's supporters rose to their feet, but Remington Pegrum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Downing Barry breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, fc sturt's Payton Kiel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Downing Barry narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dwight Norton kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, MXW UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Andrews came free, but Downing Barry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Andrews sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Payton Kiel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Downing Barry was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Payton Kiel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Downing Barry having to interfere. Roger Andrews sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Remington Pegrum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. fc sturt walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.