League

Melbourne
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Warren Boles got the match started through his kick off. Rolando Callahan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Rickey Saldana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Warren Boles's late challenge caught a Los Angeles F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Warren Boles helped the player get up and apologised. Mitchell Starr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Rickey Saldana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rolando Callahan might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rickey Saldana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rolando Callahan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 11thth minute of the game Rolando Callahan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melbourne's Rickey Saldana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Melbourne's Wilford MacDowell got a free kick in the 13th minute. Mitchell Starr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Rickey Saldana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rolando Callahan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickey Saldana having to interfere. Warren Boles was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. Melbourne's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cristopher Munson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Warren Boles, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Warren Boles struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Cristopher Munson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Melbourne. In the 34th minute, Anthony Guzman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Warren Boles came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Melbourne 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 Warren Boles couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute, Keith Duffy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Warren Boles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rolando Callahan made a kick off. Rickey Saldana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitchell Starr in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Los Angeles F.C booed when Melbourne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilford MacDowell didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Rodney Salas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristopher Munson was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. After 64 played minutes Los Angeles F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Garcia. When Quinton Webber fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Angeles F.C's protests and gave Quinton Webber a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Quinton Webber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th match minute, Melbourne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sal Walter to maneuver through the defense. Rickey Saldana was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Rolando Callahan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rolando Callahan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. The supporters of Los Angeles F.C booed when Melbourne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodney Salas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anthony Guzman kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Warren Boles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Cristopher Munson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Warren Boles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristopher Munson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Rodney Salas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristopher Munson having to interfere. Melbourne were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Los Angeles F.C to leave the ground with a draw.