Match Details
Match Date	22nd Apr, 2007
Opponent	Parramatta
Result	Win 21-18
Coach	Steven Folkes
Captain	Andrew Ryan
Venue	Parramatta (Parramatta Stadium)
Crowd	18,285
Referee	Sean Hampstead

A Daniel Holdsworth field goal and a late Hazem El Masri penalty gave the Bulldogs a come-from-behind 21-18 win over the Eels in the NRL match at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday.

Scores were locked at 18-18 with six minutes to go before Bulldogs five-eighth Holdsworth cooly slotted a one-pointer from almost 30m out.

El Masri then slotted a penalty from 38m out to take the margin to three points.

The Bulldogs trailed 16-12 at halftime but a try to rampaging Kangaroos forward Willie Mason helped level the scores and the Dogs got the better of the final stages.

Mason, El Masri and Trent Cutler crossed for the Bulldogs while Daniel Wagon and Brett Finch scored the Eels' two tries in the first half.

Both kickers were flawless, El Masri kicking four from four and Luke Burt slotting five from as many attempts.

Parramatta had a 16-12 lead at halftime after Eels halves Brett Finch and Tim Smith combined beautifully.

El Masri opened the scoring in the seventh minute after getting on the end of a good Bulldogs' backline move sparked by returning Brent Sherwin, who had a decent game but looked slight rusty in first grade.

Sherwin spun a long ball to Reni Maitua, who used quick hands to spread it to Daryl Millard who provided El Masri with an easy run to the line.

Wagon hit back in the 13th minute however after Finch had broken the line before turning the ball inside to allow the lock to plant the ball under the posts.

Provider turned scorer when Finch did it all himself just two minutes later, taking on the line from 10m out at first receiver and carving some poor Bulldogs defence.

Smith and Finch continued to cause problems for the Dogs, Smith's kicking game particularly on song.

Burt extended the lead out to eight with a penalty 13th minutes out from the break and kicked another seven minutes later but the Bulldogs scored a vital try on the stroke of halftime to stay well and truly in the game.

Holdsworth put a clever kick in behind the Eels defence and Dogs winger Trent Cutler caught Eric Grothe shallow in defence, outpacing him to score out wide.

Another Burt penalty extended Parramatta's lead five minutes after the break after El Masri was caught for obstruction but Mason crashed over the line in the 59th after Corey Hughes unloaded from dummy half, El Masri levelling the scores at 18-18.

Source: AAP 

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