Friendly League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robbie Fowler made the kick off which started today's match. Laurens Oosterman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robbie Fowler in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, De Pelgrims's Laurens Oosterman got control of the ball when Robbie Fowler tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match, Robbie Fowler got a very nice opportunity to score, but Laurens Oosterman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Robbie Fowler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurens Oosterman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Mourad Rocchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laurens Oosterman was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Robbie Fowler capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Robbie Fowler really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Sydney Ross showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiel Dilling, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Manly FC's Pete Wittber quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Philip Tinge, made in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 25th minute Jasper Staarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Ross saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match Fleming Wal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laurens Oosterman skillfully saved the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jasper Staarman came free, but Sydney Ross reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to De Pelgrims getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Philip Tinge hit a great ball. During the 29th minute of the match Philip Tinge completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Philip Tinge a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 30th minute, Philip Tinge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robbie Fowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurens Oosterman having to interfere. In the 39th minute of the match, Robbie Fowler got a very nice opportunity to score, but Laurens Oosterman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Sydney Ross showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donny van Schaik, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Geert Arend Robben to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Jasper Staarman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Pelgrims and the Manly FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, De Pelgrims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jasper Staarman to maneuver through the defense. Sydney Ross showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elbert Spanjer in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Manly FC's Robbie Fowler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Laurens Oosterman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Laurens Oosterman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robbie Fowler in the 60th minute of play. Robbie Fowler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robbie Fowler scored 4-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laurens Oosterman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Robbie Fowler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Laurens Oosterman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute Svetoslav Vardarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurens Oosterman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manly FC's Pete Wittber quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jasper Staarman, made in the 81st minute of the game. When Donny van Schaik fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Pelgrims's protests and gave Donny van Schaik a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st match minute, De Pelgrims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donny van Schaik to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Jasmine Kaine was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manly FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Pelgrims the free kick. After 84 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Jasmine Kaine. Paz Bennett hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Svetoslav Vardarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laurens Oosterman. De Pelgrims's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Svetoslav Vardarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 95 minutes into the match, De Pelgrims's goal looked a bit too open when Svetoslav Vardarov came free, but Laurens Oosterman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Manly FC's Svetoslav Vardarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laurens Oosterman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mourad Rocchi in the 97th minute of play forced De Pelgrims's goalkeeper Laurens Oosterman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Manly FC fully deserved thier win.