{"id":407253,"date":"2024-06-28T12:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=407253"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T13:05:46","slug":"burtons-brilliance-seals-thrilling-golden-point-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=407253","title":{"rendered":"Burton's brilliance seals 'thrilling' golden point victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Burton<\/a> has emerged the hero for his Bulldogs<\/a> side after slotting a golden point field goal to defeat the Sharks 15-14<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The five-eighth missed two attempts in normal time but \ufeffmade it count in the 83rd minute, hitting the upright before it went over.<\/p>\n

"Matt Burton stands up\ufeff … he's such a sweet striker of the ball," Andrew Johns said on Nine.<\/p>\n

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Post-game, Burton described the game as a "thriller" before revealing he thought he'd sealed it earlier.<\/p>\n

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"I thought I nailed that second one, it \ufeffwas going straight and then just drifted across the top but when I got that third chance I couldn't miss," he told Nine.<\/p>\n

The match started with the Bulldogs on fire as V\ufeffiliame Kikau and Reed Mahoney made it 12-0 inside 13 minutes. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Cronulla kept themselves in the game when Briton Nikora opened the scoring for his side with the Bulldogs leading 12-6 at half-time. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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Sione Katoa then put his side in striking distance when he scored in the corner before Nicho Hynes missed the conversion. \ufeff<\/p>\n

The Sharks then hit the lead when Braydon Trindall went over in the 62nd minute. However, Hynes missed the kick again and it was 14-12.<\/p>\n

\"Kikau<\/p>\n

Toby Rudolf then gifted the Bulldogs a penalty right in front with four minutes to go after holding Bailey Hayward off the ball. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"I think he's been hooked," Andrew Johns said on Nine.<\/p>\n

Burton then added the extras to make it 14-14.<\/p>\n

\"Mahoney<\/p>\n

The five-eighth missed two field goals before full time. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffHynes had first crack in golden point, gifted an opportunity 15 metres out and right in front. However, he hooked it to the left.<\/p>\n

Johns described it as a "sitter" post-match. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Burton then didn't make another mistake, slotting home the winner. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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