Official Cup

Manly Oval
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mo Salah got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manly FC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Houwing to maneuver through the defense. Manly FC's Neville Byrnes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for NFC Eagles 22. An unexpectedly hard shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 14th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Joeri Donderwinkel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute 盛世 高文竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 高文竞 came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ray Clemence didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 盛世 高文竞 went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manly FC's goalie prevented a goal. Ciccio Tacconi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mo Salah in the 34th minute. Ciccio Tacconi came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Manly FC's Mo Salah. But to his dismay, Mo Salah quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The throw-in from Fleming Wal in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by NFC Eagles 22's Pepijn van Boxel. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Houwing during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Manly FC booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Houwing didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 盛世 高文竞 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 盛世 高文竞's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ray Clemence read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute 盛世 高文竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ray Clemence made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when 盛世 高文竞 sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute, Irving Bonnison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute Neville Byrnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Tacconi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 盛世 高文竞 in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ray Clemence, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 盛世 高文竞 did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Ray Clemence 64 minutes into the match. Fleming Wal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neville Byrnes in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neville Byrnes in the 80th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87thth minute of the game John Aldridge who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Niels-Jan Reiling hit a great ball. NFC Eagles 22's Jeroen Heerckes was substituted for Emil Houwing. In the 91st minute John Aldridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Tacconi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Nilson Snabl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when 盛世 高文竞 got free with Ray Clemence in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. NFC Eagles 22's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.