Blue Lake v Sharks
The crucial cup match between Blue Lake and the Sharks at Malseed Park was always going to be an entertaining match with a semi final berth at stake.
The game started at a frenetic pace and it wasn’t long before Blue Lake had a golden opportunity to take an early lead when Fulton was fouled in the box and a penalty was awarded to the Blues. Thomson stepped up but unfortunately hit the ball wide of the mark. It didn’t take long for them to atone for this when a long ball from Guess found the in form Vujica who twisted and turned the Sharks defence and just when it seemed his chance was gone he slammed the ball into the Sharks net giving Fuller no chance. Sharks were forced to make a substitution when Damien Stemberger seemed to lose control and Bruttomesso was forced to replace him with Bytheway. This seemed to spur the Sharks into action and the pace of Weistra was starting to worry the Blues. In a short space of time Weistra had a terrific shot saved by Armandi and then Kennett missed a sitter. The Blues defence settled and tight play ensured that the Sharks could only take long shots which were never going to trouble Armandi in goals.
The second half started with Blue Lake playing much better than in the first and were making constant forays into the Sharks defensive line, however the defence of Widdison, Nunan and Nzeakor were keeping them at bay. The Blues nearly increased their lead when a well executed free caused a mix up between Fuller and Nzeakor saw the ball bounce fall free but it was finally cleared by Widdison. The game was turned on its head in a five minute spurt when Weistra was fouled in the box and he slotted home the penalty to level the scores. Four minutes later Kennett scored an unbelievable free kick from outside the box with a thunderous shot off the post and into the net to put the Sharks in front for the first time. The Blues stepped it up a notch and when Gordon from the Sharks was given a red card for a second yellow card offence the Sharks were under pressure to hold on. The Blues made many chances to draw level but poor finishing combined with excellent goalkeeping by Fuller saw the Sharks run out winners by two goals to one.
The crucial cup match between Blue Lake and the Sharks at Malseed Park was always going to be an entertaining match with a semi final berth at stake.
The game started at a frenetic pace and it wasn’t long before Blue Lake had a golden opportunity to take an early lead when Fulton was fouled in the box and a penalty was awarded to the Blues. Thomson stepped up but unfortunately hit the ball wide of the mark. It didn’t take long for them to atone for this when a long ball from Guess found the in form Vujica who twisted and turned the Sharks defence and just when it seemed his chance was gone he slammed the ball into the Sharks net giving Fuller no chance. Sharks were forced to make a substitution when Damien Stemberger seemed to lose control and Bruttomesso was forced to replace him with Bytheway. This seemed to spur the Sharks into action and the pace of Weistra was starting to worry the Blues. In a short space of time Weistra had a terrific shot saved by Armandi and then Kennett missed a sitter. The Blues defence settled and tight play ensured that the Sharks could only take long shots which were never going to trouble Armandi in goals.
The second half started with Blue Lake playing much better than in the first and were making constant forays into the Sharks defensive line, however the defence of Widdison, Nunan and Nzeakor were keeping them at bay. The Blues nearly increased their lead when a well executed free caused a mix up between Fuller and Nzeakor saw the ball bounce fall free but it was finally cleared by Widdison. The game was turned on its head in a five minute spurt when Weistra was fouled in the box and he slotted home the penalty to level the scores. Four minutes later Kennett scored an unbelievable free kick from outside the box with a thunderous shot off the post and into the net to put the Sharks in front for the first time. The Blues stepped it up a notch and when Gordon from the Sharks was given a red card for a second yellow card offence the Sharks were under pressure to hold on. The Blues made many chances to draw level but poor finishing combined with excellent goalkeeping by Fuller saw the Sharks run out winners by two goals to one.
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