AN entertaining first seven minutes as Kaile Auvray and Thomas Dunn initiated the attack for Bula FC straight from the kick-off.
Immediately, the pace of the game was amped up as the teams battled for possession from edge to edge. Bula FC centre-back Sterling Vasconcellos was in the thick of the action.
Setareki Hughes fired a shot in for Bula FC but it went straight into the hands of Steven Van Dijk, South Island United FC’s goalkeeper.
But South Island United FC were not easily intimidated by Bula FC’s surging attack. Using his speed, Rovu Boyers burst up the middle before he weighted a pass forward to David Yoo, who was in the clear. Yoo drilled in the first goal of the match in the 16th minute.
Minutes later, South Island United FC scored their second goal of the match. Boyers coming up with a good header.
Lewis Partridge was the mastermind creating the plays for South Island United FC. His long passes and cross-kicks were very accurate all afternoon as they led 2–0.
Roy Krishna scored for Bula FC in the early minutes of the second half, but the VAR ruled Krishna offside and disallowed the goal.
Then in the 56th minute, Thomas Dunn narrowed the margin with a powerful header.
Dunn’s goal shifted the momentum as Bula staged a comeback against South Island United FC.
After some relentless pressure, Bula FC was awarded a penalty in the 88th minute. Roy Krishna was unfazed by the noisy crowd as he drilled in Bula’s second goal of the match.
Then at the dead of injury time, Scott Wara hammered in a bicycle kick to take Bula FC into the lead as the clock ticked away.
In the end, Bula FC successfully beat South Island United FC 3–2.
This win will bring Bula FC into third place in the overall table.