Welcome to the match between Wairoa wanderers and Blenheim city

1'

Zander Merricks floated the ball over into the area from the corner kick.

Monty Firmin climbed above Korbin Traylor , then used his head to clear the ball.

2'

Korbin Traylor hit a speculative effort from 30 yards but Tyrone Babcoke cleared the ball.

3'

Lucius Daugherty fed the ball forward to Zander Merricks , Zander Merricks took possession of the ball before Gore Ashley could intercept.

Zander Merricks swung in a float cross, Connor Marchand stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Monty Firmin jumped above Perry Chapman , then used his head to clear the ball.

4'

Gore Ashley tried to test the keeper from the freekick. But Gore Ashley blazed it over the bar.

6'

Connor Marchand tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but Lucius Daugherty did well to spot and intercept the pass.

9'

Gore Ashley played a perfect pass for Connor Marchand , the ball was picked up by Connor Marchand before Lucius Daugherty could cut it out.

Connor Marchand supplied a float cross, Bertram Strange stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Don Merricks made an attacking header but Zander Merricks headed clear the danger.

12'

Lucius Daugherty knocked a lovely ball for Eli Royston , Eli Royston trapped the ball nicely before Gore Ashley could cut it out.

Eli Royston whipped in a float cross, Connor Marchand couldn't reach it.

Monty Firmin won the aerial challenge against Devereux Haden , then headed the ball clear.

13'

Diggory Readdie shielded the ball from Zander Merricks and tried his luck with a long range chip.

Terrance Morce made a stunning save !.

15'

Korbin Traylor tried to sprint past Diggory Readdie but Diggory Readdie succesfully won the ball from Korbin Traylor .

16'

Connor Marchand moved the ball forward for Gore Ashley , Gore Ashley picked up on the ball before Lucius Daugherty could cut it out.

Gore Ashley got the float cross in from the wing, Bertram Strange couldn't cut it.

Kenyon Milton got to the ball ahead of Don Merricks and headed the ball clear.

18'

Diggory Readdie fed the ball forward to Chase Curtis , Stirling Simmons couldn't cut out the pass.

Chase Curtis directed the ball to Gore Ashley , Gore Ashley took possession of the ball before Korbin Traylor could reach it.

Gore Ashley found a gap and fired off a shot. Kenyon Milton failed to block the shot.

But Gore Ashley couldn't direct it goalwards ... He should have hit the target at least.

19'

Korbin Traylor made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Tyrone Babcoke .

23'

Tyrone Babcoke attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but Korbin Traylor cut it out.

25'

Connor Marchand stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but Lucius Daugherty got to the ball first.

26'

Bertram Strange stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but The ball bounced off Gore Ashley .

27'

Don Merricks showed Korbin Traylor a clean set of heels.

Don Merricks tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Stirling Simmons got to the ball first.

28'

Diggory Readdie executed a block tackle on Stirling Simmons before Stirling Simmons attempted to pass the ball.

29'

Tyrone Babcoke tried to pass the ball forward but Stirling Simmons got to the ball first.

31'

Amery Spears looked to send a hanging ball over from the corner.

Manley Odell connected with a diving header for a goal but Zander Merricks headed the ball clear.

34'

Bertram Strange could not stop a confident Connor Marchand going past him.

Connor Marchand did his best to get the ball into the area but Lucius Daugherty got in the way of the ball.

35'

Korbin Traylor failed in his attempt to jink past Monty Firmin .

36'

Lucius Daugherty tried to float the ball over into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

37'

Zander Merricks played a lovely ball for Bertram Strange , the ball was picked up by Bertram Strange before Amery Spears could intercept.

Bertram Strange used his skill to go past Chase Curtis .

Bertram Strange was through on goal.

Bertram Strange had only Boyce Spears to beat and struck it at goal but Boyce Spears managed to get himself between the ball and the goal.

38'

Gore Ashley moved the ball forward for Connor Marchand , Connor Marchand latched onto the ball before Lucius Daugherty could cut it out.

Connor Marchand crossed the ball high into the box, Bertram Strange failed to intercept the pass.

Tyrone Babcoke got to the ball before Zander Merricks , then headed it across the goal.

But Tyrone Babcoke 's shot was well wide as the wind swept it away from the goal ... He held his head in his hands.

39'

Boyce Waters went by the challenge of Stirling Simmons .

Boyce Waters tried to skip past Korbin Traylor but Boyce Waters lost out to Korbin Traylor .

41'

Korbin Traylor looked certain to score from long range but Tyrone Babcoke closed down the space.

43'

Chase Curtis put some curve on the shot from long range but Eli Royston got in and cleared the danger.

44'

Bertram Strange flicked the ball over Connor Marchand 's head !.

Bertram Strange tried to whip in a float cross but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Gore Ashley .

45'

Devereux Haden was outmuscled by Chase Curtis .

Chase Curtis tried to cross the ball low but he misjudged the cross as he was under pressure from Eli Royston .

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The teams went in for their half-time break which and we are all square. .Wairoa wanderers maintained 52% of possession and 48% for Blenheim city. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46'

Eli Royston tried to play a long ball forward but Amery Spears made a great interception.

50'

Amery Spears fired off a long shot but Perry Chapman blocked the shot.

51'

Connor Marchand tried to chip the ball forward but Lucius Daugherty made it first to the ball and intercepted.

52'

Gore Ashley looked to play the ball long to a team-mate but Lucius Daugherty came close and blocked it.

53'

Diggory Readdie played the ball to Tyrone Babcoke 's feet, Korbin Traylor missed his interception.

Tyrone Babcoke passed along the floor for Manley Odell to pick it up, Manley Odell picked up on the ball before Stirling Simmons could intercept.

Manley Odell fired off a shot but Kenyon Milton removed the danger.

54'

Tyrone Babcoke tried to pass it high to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Stirling Simmons .

55'

Bertram Strange was shown a yellow card.

Eli Royston directed the ball to Devereux Haden , Chase Curtis stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Devereux Haden tried to dart past Amery Spears but Amery Spears nicked the ball from the toes of Devereux Haden .

56'

Manley Odell floated the ball over into the area from the corner kick.

Monty Firmin got his head to the ball and sent it across the goalmouth but Zander Merricks headed the ball clear.

57'

Connor Marchand knocked a lovely ball for Gore Ashley , the ball was picked up by Gore Ashley before Bertram Strange could reach it.

Gore Ashley made a good pass to Connor Marchand , Connor Marchand took it in his stride before Lucius Daugherty could cut it out.

Connor Marchand had the pace to beat Bertram Strange .

Connor Marchand dribbled past the defenders through the goal.

Connor Marchand had only Terrance Morce to beat and smashed the ball towards the top corner but Terrance Morce chose to punch the ball away.

58'

Amery Allsopp hit towards goal from 30 yards out but Tyrone Babcoke cleared the ball.

59'

Bertram Strange tried to score from long range but he was tackled by Gore Ashley .

60'

Diggory Readdie lofted the ball into the opposing half of the field,Stirling Simmons couldn't cut out the pass.

Manley Odell got above Zander Merricks to win the ball, then hit the ball with his head toward the goal.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... He held his head in his hands.

61'

The referee reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow card for Tyrone Babcoke .

62'

Chase Curtis tried his luck from 30 yards. Devereux Haden wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Terrance Morce had no chance to stop the ball ... Chase Curtis scored a superb effort !!! ... The fans were ecstatic !

Wairoa wanderers 1 - 0 Blenheim city

63'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Connor Marchand .

Poor corner kick delivered by Kenyon Milton that went straight to the opposition.

64'

Kenyon Milton swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

65'

Gore Ashley tried to play it past Lucius Daugherty but Gore Ashley lost the ball to Lucius Daugherty 's block tackle.

67'

Eli Royston tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Manley Odell made it first to the ball and intercepted.

68'

Diggory Readdie passed the ball to Manley Odell , Manley Odell took it in his stride before Stirling Simmons could cut it out.

Manley Odell had the chance to score from medium range but Korbin Traylor had done enough to put him off.

69'

Connor Marchand dribbled past Lucius Daugherty .

Connor Marchand made a good pass to Gore Ashley , Gore Ashley took possession of the ball before Bertram Strange could cut it out.

Lucius Daugherty was outmuscled by Gore Ashley .

Gore Ashley was able to make space and tried to lob the ball at goal. Zander Merricks approached too late to tackle him.

Terrance Morce saved and held onto the ball.

71'

Korbin Traylor directed the ball to Stirling Simmons , Stirling Simmons latched onto the ball before Tyrone Babcoke could cut it out.

Stirling Simmons made good use of the scissors dribble. As Diggory Readdie lost his balance, Stirling Simmons dribbled past Diggory Readdie .

Stirling Simmons tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but it was intercepted by Tyrone Babcoke .

73'

Zander Merricks hit a long ball forward to Amery Allsopp , the ball was picked up by Amery Allsopp before Amery Spears could cut it out.

Amery Allsopp found an opportunity to score but Boyce Waters made the last ditch tackle.

76'

Diggory Readdie attempted to chip the ball forward but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Stirling Simmons .

78'

Boyce Waters tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Bertram Strange got in the way of the ball.

79'

Eli Royston tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Amery Spears intercepted but couldn't control the ball.

80'

Connor Marchand dribbled past Lucius Daugherty .

Connor Marchand tried to deliver the ball in from wide but The ball cannoned off Bertram Strange .

83'

Diggory Readdie played a high ball forward for Manley Odell to run onto, Manley Odell controlled the ball when bringing it down before Stirling Simmons could reach it.

Manley Odell made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Kenyon Milton .

84'

Eli Royston tried to feed the high ball but Tyrone Babcoke found himself in the way of the ball.

86'

Eli Royston tried to dart past Amery Spears but Amery Spears took the ball away from Eli Royston .

87'

Eli Royston attempted to lift the ball forward but Chase Curtis showed great composure in intercepting the ball.

88'

Tyrone Babcoke held up the ball, evading the challenge of Stirling Simmons and tried his luck from 30 yards.

Tyrone Babcoke got it all wrong sending the ball harmlessly over the bar ... He's kicked himself for missing that chance.

90'

Diggory Readdie tried to skip past Stirling Simmons but Stirling Simmons nicked the ball from the toes of Diggory Readdie .

91'

Connor Marchand tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Lucius Daugherty intercepted the pass.

End Match Wairoa wanderers 1 - 0 Blenheim city