League

Abbotsford
Spectators: 10880 (Terracing: 8161, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denny Commons took the kick off in the first half of the match. Duncan Mcinnes made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Yakut Vecihi sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Manly FC's Duncan Mcinnes got control of the ball when Sever Corbu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that John Aldridge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lei Wei Lin was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 13thth minute of the game Denny Commons who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manly FC's Duncan Mcinnes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Duncan Mcinnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sever Corbu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Manly FC's Nilson Snabl sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lei Wei Lin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Sever Corbu came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Abbotsford 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 Sever Corbu couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Manly FC's Alexander Arnold got a free kick in the 27th minute. Manly FC's Duncan Mcinnes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denny Commons in the 28th minute of play. Denny Commons who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Duncan Mcinnes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Sever Corbu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duncan Mcinnes was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Abbotsford FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pierre Haeberle in the 40th minute. The corner ended in Pierre Haeberle almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manly FC's Duncan Mcinnes did a great save. Lei Wei Lin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mo Salah in the 44th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mo Salah was the one to do the kick off. Lei Wei Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mo Salah in the 51st minute of the match. Mo Salah spun around in front of the goal 51 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Abbotsford FC's goal. 54 minutes into the match, Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Aldridge. The crowd rose to their feet as Manly FC's John Aldridge slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lei Wei Lin. That made the score 0-1 after 54 minutes of play. Zhou Zhen Zhen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denny Commons in the 60th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Duncan Mcinnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Denny Commons's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duncan Mcinnes was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 64 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sever Corbu came free, but Duncan Mcinnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mo Salah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Lei Wei Lin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manly FC made a substitution. Fleming Wal replaced Alexander Arnold. After having played for 68 minutes, Mo Salah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manly FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mo Salah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abbotsford FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pierre Haeberle in the 71st minute. Duncan Mcinnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denny Commons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duncan Mcinnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sever Corbu in the 79th minute of play. Duncan Mcinnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denny Commons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duncan Mcinnes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sever Corbu, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Yakut Vecihi scored 2-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duncan Mcinnes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yakut Vecihi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duncan Mcinnes having to make a save. Abbotsford FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.