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Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dagan Reynolds made the kick off and thus started the match. Raymond Serena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilian Stârcea having to interfere. In the 6th match minute, Melbourne City 2030 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Case Waterland to maneuver through the defense. When Samuel Locke came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Sydney FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Samuel Locke couldn't finish the play. Emilian Stârcea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamie Carlisle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Samuel Locke got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nichol Coleman during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Melbourne City 2030's Nichol Coleman got a free kick in the 12th minute. Case Waterland struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Berry Huther didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Melbourne City 2030. Samuel Locke took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilian Stârcea. Emilian Stârcea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Melbourne City 2030's goal looked a bit too open when Raymond Serena came free, but Emilian Stârcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Locke during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th minute, Samuel Locke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raymond Serena hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Dagan Reynolds sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilian Stârcea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymond Serena, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Serena in the 36th minute of play forced Melbourne City 2030's goalkeeper Emilian Stârcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was beautiful to see Melbourne City 2030's Neale Foley in action when he in the 39th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Berry Huther showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagan Reynolds, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. If Raymond Serena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raymond Serena made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Sydney FC's Samuel Locke got a free kick in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the match, Melbourne City 2030's Neale Foley broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Raymond Serena struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Emilian Stârcea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sydney FC. With a little luck, Melbourne City 2030's Emilian Stârcea got control of the ball when Raymond Serena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emilian Stârcea made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Raymond Serena sent off a good shot on target. When Luca Bojincă fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Melbourne City 2030's protests and gave Luca Bojincă a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, one of Melbourne City 2030:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Melbourne City 2030. The goalkeeper, Emilian Stârcea, was totally fooled by Sydney FC's Jarvis Collins, who 83 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After some careless play in the Melbourne City 2030 defense, Raymond Serena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilian Stârcea. The Melbourne City 2030 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilian Stârcea should have stopped the shot. Melbourne City 2030's Jonty White got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Sydney FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.