Prized/Friendly Cup

Melbourne Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Melbourne 007's Rudy Gummow started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Martini in the 3rd minute of play forced Melbourne 007's goalkeeper Thomas Diehl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 3 played minutes Melbourne 007 got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Mccormick. 4 minutes into the match, Melbourne 007's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Martini came free, but Thomas Diehl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Hibai in the 5th minute of play. After some careless play in the Melbourne 007 defense, Joel Hibai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Diehl. The Melbourne 007 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Diehl should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Melbourne 007's Rex Wenham got a free kick in the 13th minute. Thomas Diehl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Martini, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 19thth minute of the game Joel Hibai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thomas Diehl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernesto Martini went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Thomas Diehl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Martini, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After some careless play in the Melbourne 007 defense, Fedele Panza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Diehl. The Melbourne 007 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Diehl should have stopped the shot. In the 29th minute, Joel Hibai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lunatics of Arianrhod fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Thomas Diehl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Hibai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rudy Gummow got free with Eugenio Manfredi in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute, Ernesto Martini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lunatics of Arianrhod fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 41 minutes into the match, Ernesto Martini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Diehl. Melbourne 007's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernesto Martini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6.

The wind increased when Joel Hibai made the kick off in the second half. Rex Wenham's late challenge caught a Lunatics of Arianrhod's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rex Wenham helped the player get up and apologised. Thomas Diehl was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fedele Panza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 58 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Panza in the 67th minute of play forced Melbourne 007's goalkeeper Thomas Diehl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Joel Hibai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Diehl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Melbourne 007 from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl got control of the ball when Fedele Panza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernesto Martini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Thomas Diehl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when Melbourne 007 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. 狄烨然 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute Ernesto Martini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Diehl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Diehl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Hibai in the 82nd minute. 89 minutes into the match, Melbourne 007's goalkeeper Thomas Diehl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Hibai. After some careless play in the Lunatics of Arianrhod defense, 秦梁翀 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugenio Manfredi. The Lunatics of Arianrhod fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugenio Manfredi should have stopped the shot. Lunatics of Arianrhod's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.