DESPITE the Bottle Greens matching Ballarat for three quarters, it was the visitors who prevailed over Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) in the Under-23 match by 31 points, 11.15 (81) to 7.8 (50) in the twilight interleague clash at Reid Oval on Saturday.

It was a battle of the AFL legends in the coach’s boxes, as Anthony Koutoufides (Ballarat) and Jonathan Brown (Hampden) went head-to-head for the second consecutive year with Ballarat making it 2-0.