Welcome to the match between Wanganui albion and Takapuna rangers

2'

Gale Graham curled the ball in at goal from long range but the shot was charged down by Deforrest Firmin .

3'

Deforrest Firmin fed the ball forward to Erle Armistead , Nack Abram failed to intercept the pass.

Erle Armistead tried to knock a long ball forward but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Gale Graham.

4'

Camden Merricks tried to skip past Robbie Greening but Robbie Greening block tackled Camden Merricks .

5'

Deforrest Firmin tried to dart past Nack Abram but Nack Abram denied.

6'

Gale Graham hit a hopeful looking shot from 30 yards but Erle Armistead hoofed the ball clear.

7'

Bentley Garrod escaped from the challenge of Robbie Greening and hit a hopeful looking shot from 30 yards.

Lewis Pound saved superbly and held the ball.

9'

Bentley Garrod directed the ball nicely to Evelyn Rowbottom , Evelyn Rowbottom trapped the ball nicely before Robbie Greening could cut it out.

Evelyn Rowbottom hit the ball from medium range but Chase Jardine blocked the shot.

10'

Robbie Greening attempted to chip the ball forward but The ball cannoned off Bentley Garrod .

14'

Rodolph Rigby took the corner.

Rhett Christison got well above Frederic Cartwright to win the ball, then headed the ball upfield.

Deforrest Firmin delivered the ball to Rhett Christison , Tommy McDonald couldn't cut it.

Rhett Christison found himself with plenty of time and chipped the ball goalwards. Frederic Cartwright wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Lewis Pound tipped the ball acrobatically over the bar.

16'

Bentley Garrod dribbled past Robbie Greening.

Bentley Garrod went by the challenge of Chase Jardine.

Bentley Garrod fed the ball forward to Rhett Christison , Rhett Christison picked up on the ball before Tommy McDonald could reach it.

Rhett Christison directed the ball to Usual Firmin , Frederic Cartwright failed to reach the ball.

Usual Firmin shot with a bicycle kick but the shot cannoned off Tommy McDonald.

17'

Bentley Garrod made good use of the scissors dribble. As Robbie Greening lost his balance, Bentley Garrod dribbled past Robbie Greening.

Chase Jardine block tackled Bentley Garrod before Bentley Garrod tried to get onto the pass.

18'

Deforrest Firmin looked to play the ball long to a team-mate but Nack Abram cut it out.

22'

Deforrest Firmin floated the ball over into the area from the corner kick.

Rhett Christison tried to head the ball upfield but Tommy McDonald got across to charge down the header.

23'

Deforrest Firmin played a pinpoint pass to Erle Armistead , Erle Armistead trapped the ball nicely before Nack Abram could cut it out.

Erle Armistead supplied a low cross, Gale Graham couldn't cut it.

Rhett Christison ran onto the ball and quickly blasted the ball towards the goal, Frederic Cartwright failed to charge down the shot.

Lewis Pound managed to get himself between the ball and the goal.

24'

Bentley Garrod tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Robbie Greening.

26'

Usual Firmin tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but his possession was lost through a tackle by Iain Harton.

28'

Deforrest Firmin passed along the floor for Erle Armistead to pick it up, Gale Graham stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Erle Armistead hit a crashing drive from a distance but the shot clattered off Nack Abram.

31'

Poor corner kick delivered by Bentley Garrod that went straight to the opposition.

34'

The freekick was taken by Usual Firmin . But Usual Firmin sent the ball high into the stands.

35'

Wallace Blake made an attempt to move the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Robbie Greening.

37'

Frederic Cartwright was outmuscled by Bentley Garrod .

Bentley Garrod tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Robbie Greening.

38'

Owen Godfrey tried to sprint past Usual Firmin but Usual Firmin block tackled Owen Godfrey.

40'

Usual Firmin lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

42'

Bentley Garrod tried to feed the high ball but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Robbie Greening.

43'

Chase Jardine tried to dart past Evelyn Rowbottom but Evelyn Rowbottom took the ball away from Chase Jardine.

45'

Bentley Garrod showed Chase Jardine a clean set of heels.

Bentley Garrod turned on the ball to leave Robbie Greening standing.

Bentley Garrod looked certain to score but he couldn't escape the attentions of Frederic Cartwright.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both teams went in for their half-time break which and we are all square. .Wanganui albion maintained 65% of possession and 35% for Takapuna rangers. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46'

Deforrest Firmin played a perfect pass for Erle Armistead , Erle Armistead picked up on the ball before Nack Abram could intercept.

Erle Armistead shielded the ball from Gale Graham and hit a crashing drive from 25 yards.

Erle Armistead was close, but the ball went just over the top of the bar ... He buried his face in his hands.

48'

Robbie Greening took the corner to the edge of the area.

Camden Merricks got ahead of Kim Carton to win the ball, then used his head to clear the ball.

49'

Evelyn Rowbottom directed the ball nicely to Bentley Garrod , Bentley Garrod took it in his stride before Chase Jardine could cut it out.

Bentley Garrod passed along the floor for Rodolph Rigby to pick it up, Robbie Greening couldn't cut out the pass.

Rodolph Rigby escaped from the challenge of Tommy McDonald and tried an audacious shot on goal.

Lewis Pound made a stunning save !.

50'

Chase Jardine played a great ball for Robbie Greening, Bentley Garrod failed to reach the ball.

Robbie Greening played a lovely ball for Kim Carton, Kim Carton took it in his stride before Evelyn Rowbottom could intercept.

Kim Carton found himself in some space and shot on the ball. Camden Merricks approached too late to tackle him.

The ball missed to the left of the goal ... It was a wasted opportunity.

54'

Tommy McDonald went across to take the corner but it was cut out easily by the opposition.

56'

Deforrest Firmin made an attempt to move the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Nack Abram.

58'

Owen Godfrey tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but The ball cannoned off Usual Firmin .

59'

Bentley Garrod had the pace to beat Robbie Greening.

Bentley Garrod tried to dribble past Chase Jardine but his possession is lost through a tackle by Chase Jardine.

62'

Usual Firmin took the ball past Iain Harton.

Usual Firmin struck a medium range piledriver. Owen Godfrey wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Lewis Pound didn't move fast enough to save it ... Usual Firmin scored. Super finish !!! ... He raised a finger to his lips ! He had silenced the opposition fans

Wanganui albion 1 - 0 Takapuna rangers

67'

Chase Jardine hit a fierce shot from 40 yards. Rodolph Rigby failed to charge down the shot.

The ball went clean over the bar ... It was a dismal effort, he never should have missed.

68'

Justin Bald tried to twist past Erle Armistead but Erle Armistead blocked Justin Bald.

69'

The referee showed Bentley Garrod a yellow card.

Deforrest Firmin played a wonderful ball for Erle Armistead , Erle Armistead latched onto the ball before Nack Abram could reach it.

Erle Armistead dribbled past Gale Graham.

Erle Armistead looked certain to score but he was under too much pressure from Frederic Cartwright .

70'

Chase Jardine directed the ball to Robbie Greening, Evelyn Rowbottom couldn't reach it.

Robbie Greening delivered the ball to Justin Bald, Justin Bald trapped the ball nicely before Bentley Garrod could cut it out.

Justin Bald found himself in some space and had an effort at goal. Wallace Blake failed to block the shot.

Justin Bald looked destined to score but Fitzroy Martell react fast enough and saved it.

71'

Chase Jardine tried to skip past Evelyn Rowbottom but Chase Jardine lost the ball to Evelyn Rowbottom 's block tackle.

73'

Robbie Greening made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Evelyn Rowbottom .

77'

Nack Abram blocked Bentley Garrod before Bentley Garrod attempted to deliver the ball.

80'

Iain Harton tried to play it past Rhett Curtis but Iain Harton lost the ball to Rhett Curtis .

83'

Deforrest Firmin played a perfect pass for Erle Armistead , the ball was picked up by Erle Armistead before Gale Graham could reach it.

Nack Abram block tackled Erle Armistead before Erle Armistead could pass the ball.

84'

Robbie Greening was shown a yellow card.

85'

Pass by Bentley Garrod to Evelyn Rowbottom , Evelyn Rowbottom took possession of the ball before Robbie Greening could reach it.

Evelyn Rowbottom took the ball past Chase Jardine.

Evelyn Rowbottom tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he had been pressured by Tommy McDonald.

86'

Rhett Curtis tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but Kim Carton did well to pick out and intercept that pass.

87'

Bentley Garrod knocked a lovely ball for Evelyn Rowbottom , Evelyn Rowbottom took possession of the ball before Robbie Greening could intercept.

Evelyn Rowbottom found an opportunity to score from long range but Chase Jardine had done enough to put him off.

88'

Frederic Cartwright surged past Usual Firmin !.

Pass by Frederic Cartwright to Justin Bald, Justin Bald took it in his stride before Evelyn Rowbottom could reach it.

Justin Bald got free in the penalty area and tried an audacious shot on goal. Wallace Blake failed to block the shot.

But Justin Bald sent the ball well over the bar ... He was disappointed with that glaring miss.

89'

Poor corner kick delivered by Rhett Christison that went straight to the opposition.

90'

Kim Carton tried to get onto the pass but Erle Armistead read the game well to intercept the ball.

92'

Deforrest Firmin laid it forward to Erle Armistead , Erle Armistead trapped the ball nicely before Nack Abram could cut it out.

Erle Armistead tried to get the ball across but he overhit the cross as he was under pressure from Gale Graham.

93'

Chase Jardine could not stop Evelyn Rowbottom going past him.

Evelyn Rowbottom sprinted past Robbie Greening.

Evelyn Rowbottom made a pass to Rhett Curtis , the ball was picked up by Rhett Curtis before Chase Jardine could intercept.

Rhett Curtis found a chance to score but Frederic Cartwright closed down the space.

95'

Gale Graham played a wonderful ball for Nack Abram, Erle Armistead couldn't cut out the pass.

Nack Abram passed the ball perfectly to Gale Graham, Deforrest Firmin couldn't cut it.

Gale Graham tried to supply a float cross but Erle Armistead came close and blocked it.

End Match Wanganui albion 1 - 0 Takapuna rangers