League

Melbourne 2023
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rudolph Sibbold took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Tupman during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Howie Warren charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Howie Warren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, one of Melbourne 2023: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 2023. Carson Feutrill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvin Devine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvin Devine struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Carson Feutrill didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sunnyside. After a rather tough play, Sunnyside's Adolph Ross got a free kick in the 16th minute. Brooks Mccartan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliott Sibbold in the 23rd minute of play. Elliott Sibbold kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Rudolph Sibbold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elliott Sibbold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sunnyside's Brooks Mccartan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliott Sibbold in the 36th minute of play. If Rudolph Sibbold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvin Devine succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sunnyside! The referee gave Melbourne 2023 a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alfred Heathwood, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sunnyside's Brooks Mccartan. 2-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvin Devine stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Sunnyside's zone, Elliott Sibbold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brooks Mccartan came out of the goal and Elliott Sibbold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 58 minutes, Rudolph Sibbold mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Melbourne 2023 and the Sunnyside players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Melbourne 2023 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolph Sibbold to maneuver through the defense. Melbourne 2023's Rudolph Sibbold got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sunnyside's Adolph Ross got a free kick in the 64th minute. Philip Hicks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Carson Feutrill made a huge save. In the 81st minute, Rudolph Sibbold made a precise shot to the right of Brooks Mccartan. Sunnyside's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The attack was good, but when Elliott Sibbold in the 86th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Rudolph Sibbold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Elliott Sibbold's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brooks Mccartan was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Sunnyside's Brooks Mccartan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolph Sibbold in the 89th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rudolph Sibbold's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brooks Mccartan was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Brooks Mccartan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliott Sibbold in the 94th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Philip Hicks could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Carson Feutrill however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolph Sibbold in the 97th minute of play forced Sunnyside's goalkeeper Brooks Mccartan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elliott Sibbold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Brooks Mccartan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.