League

Mannum
Spectators: 6600 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mark Shortus made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC FC's goalkeeper Kale Johnson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When FC FC's Dakota Rhodes in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minnivale's goalie prevented a goal. When Joshua Hicks fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Minnivale's protests and gave Joshua Hicks a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute, Joshua Hicks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mark Shortus kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. When Joshua Hines came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the FC 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 Joshua Hines couldn't finish the play. After 14 played minutes FC FC got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Hines. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dakota Rhodes in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andre Staworowski saved Minnivale from getting behind. Dakota Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of FC FC booed when Minnivale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Shortus didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when James Thiele got free with Andre Staworowski in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dakota Rhodes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andre Staworowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dakota Rhodes in the 36th minute of the match. When Dakota Rhodes came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the FC 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 Dakota Rhodes couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dakota Rhodes in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andre Staworowski saved Minnivale from getting behind. Kale Johnson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Shortus, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

James Thiele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Staworowski having to interfere. When FC FC's Dakota Rhodes in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minnivale's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 56 minutes, Dakota Rhodes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dakota Rhodes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joshua Hicks got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Minnivale getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Joshua Hicks hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, Dakota Rhodes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andre Staworowski. Minnivale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dakota Rhodes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 68 minutes into the match, Dakota Rhodes notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Minnivale's Andre Staworowski. Andre Staworowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 72ndth minute of the game Dakota Rhodes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minnivale's Andre Staworowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Minnivale getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Irwin Potter hit a great ball. James Thiele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dakota Rhodes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Andre Staworowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, James Thiele 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. In the 84th minute, Mark Shortus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Dakota Rhodes notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Minnivale's Andre Staworowski. Andre Staworowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andre Staworowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dakota Rhodes in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, Joshua Hines was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Minnivale the free kick. In the 96th minute, Joshua Hines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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. FC FC fully deserved thier win.