29 Sept 2007
Whakatane 1sts 1 Plains Rangers 1
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| Near the end of the first half and Rangers are starting to really get into it! Here's Skins trying to get up to a header. | Bazza clears up the line for Ben to run onto. |
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| Into the second half, a sweet one-two, Ben to Muggs, here's Muggs laying it back off for Ben and... | Ben puts it away, squeezing his shot inside the near post. Rangers lead 1 - 0. |
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| Now the stakes are even higher. The challenges are as willing as ever. Bas and Jamie clash. | Bas wins another challenge. |
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| Bas and Josh make sure their Whakatane opponent doesn't have a chance! Dan thinks, "Ooh that looks painful!" | Muggsy shows off his skills to the frustratedly admiring Whakatane defenders! |
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| Deano and Ben continue their battle on the left flank. | Kyle comes on and works hard. |
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| Steve comes on and lasts four minutes before getting injured. He put in a typically determined effort in defence. | Overseeing it all from the back, Wett is at his imposing best. |
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| Late in the game, a bad tackle and tempers are frayed. Deano takes exception to Skins's part in it. | Ref Michel takes exception to Dean's part in it. |
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| No-one is about to take a backward step, but its all over pretty quickly. |
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| Whakatane scored a late equaliser, then Rangers were incredulous in having a last minute penalty shout turned down, but in the end a 1 - 1 draw, a terrific battle and it's smiles all round. |
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