League

Lisdillon
Spectators: 6844 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 0) Buck Leydin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justin Beverly, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Rafa Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Lisdillon defense, Rafa Cabral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evan Moorby. The Lisdillon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evan Moorby should have stopped the shot. Berne Pukallus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Buck Leydin made a huge save. Buck Leydin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justin Beverly in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Berne Pukallus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisdillon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Berne Pukallus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Justin Beverly dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Buck Leydin, 1-1. Justin Beverly blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Buck Leydin having to make a save. In the 43rd match minute, Melbourne City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregg Sobczak to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dan Sedgman to make the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lisdillon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafa Cabral was slow to take the kick. During this time Melbourne City FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Melbourne City FC's corner Rafa Cabral fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Evan Moorby quite easily take care of the ball. Lisdillon's Berne Pukallus got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Melbourne City FC's Jamese Zalunardo got a free kick in the 74th minute. Melbourne City FC's Buck Leydin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berne Pukallus in the 81st minute of play. Dan Sedgman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melbourne City FC's Buck Leydin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Beverly in the 88th minute of play. Buck Leydin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Fraser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jamese Zalunardo hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.