Final Score: Cerberus 26 – 19 Valley Fort

Halftime Score: Cerberus 19 – 5 Valley Fort

Match Timeline & Key Events
First Half
1st Minute: Cerberus opened the scoring early after Valley Fort fluffed the opening kick-off reception. (Cerberus 5/7 – 0 Valley Fort)

4th Minute: Valley Fort responded with an attacking phase. After a scrum, the ball moved wide to Henry, followed by a strong carry by Harris up the middle into Cerberus's 22. Shortly after, Jimmy Mac scored for Valley Fort in the left corner. (Valley Fort 5 – Cerberus 5/7)

5th Minute: Cerberus hit straight back, scoring in the left corner off a scrum that resulted from a knock-on at the kick-off.

12th–15th Minute:

Jimmy Egan delivered two strong tackles in the middle of the field.

Julian made a key tackle to stop a dangerous Cerberus run, leading to a lineout for Valley Fort.

Jimmy Mac claimed the lineout ball but was stripped immediately.

16th Minute: Cerberus scored off a scrum, with their No. 10 breaking through untouched from halfway to extend their lead. The conversion was successful. (Cerberus 19 – 5 Valley Fort)

Late First Half: Valley Fort pressed near the line with strong carries from Edward and recovery work by Max Kelly, but coughed up penalties for not releasing at crucial moments.

Halftime: Cerberus 19 – 5 Valley Fort

Second Half
Restart: Elia delivered a kickoff just outside the 10-meter line. Cerberus fluffed the reception, granting Valley Fort a scrum.

Early Second Half: Off the scrum restart, the ball moved wide through the hands following a heavy carry by Helios. Max Rosas set up Markku to score on the right wing near the 15-meter line. Elia converted the try (+2). (Cerberus 19 – 12 Valley Fort)

Mid Second Half:

Max Rosas made a 10–12 meter break off the restart before offloading forward to Elias.

Edward carried the ball strongly, and managed to move it out to the wing for Brandon who took it deep into Cerberus's 22. Following a series of heavy carries off a tap penalty, Cyrus crashed over near the left post to score. (Cerberus 19 - 119 Valley Fort)

Cerberus responded with a line break, scoring an untouched 70-meter try under the posts to push their lead back out. (Cerberus 26 – 19 Valley Fort)

Late Second Half:

Edward's pressure on the chase forced a penalty against Cerberus on the far side.

Elia kicked to touch from the penalty and Valley Fort won the 4-player shortened lineout. A knock-on between Teddy and Julian halted the attack.

Elia made a defensive turnover on the floor inside Valley Fort's 22 before later conceding a high-tackle penalty.

Full Time: Cerberus kicked the ball dead to end the match. Final Score: Cerberus 26 – 19 Valley Fort.

A better performance from the Championship side. Plenty of work to do in the next few weeks