League

Melbourne Park
Spectators: 9220 (Terracing: 6916, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) Melbourne 007's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 秦梁翀 in the 3rd minute. Pearce Skurrie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burhanettin Utman in the 7th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rudy Gummow got free with Pearce Skurrie in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Thoona's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 秦梁翀 was slow to take the kick. During this time Melbourne 007's players had a chance to rest. Melbourne 007's Brandon Galvin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pearce Skurrie in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burhanettin Utman in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pearce Skurrie saved Thoona from getting behind. Pearce Skurrie had great luck who in the 19thth minute grab hold of the ball when Burhanettin Utman from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Pearce Skurrie made an important save on a dangerous shot by 秦梁翀 in the 20th minute. Wincent Solecki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pearce Skurrie made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Rudy Gummow sent off a good shot on target. Thoona's Pearce Skurrie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 秦梁翀 in the 32nd minute of play. Pearce Skurrie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burhanettin Utman in the 33rd minute of play. Thomas Diehl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Huff in the 36th minute of the match. When Rudy Gummow fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Melbourne 007's protests and gave Rudy Gummow a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Melbourne 007 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Rudy Gummow hit a great ball. Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Pincini in the 39th minute of play. Pearce Skurrie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudy Gummow in the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Pincini in the 44th minute of play forced Melbourne 007's goalkeeper Thomas Diehl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Huff kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Burhanettin Utman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Berne Chant could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Thomas Diehl made a huge save. In the 54th match minute, Thoona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Britton Loch to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl got control of the ball when Berne Chant tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfred Pincini in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Diehl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 62nd minute, Marcus Huff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pearce Skurrie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Burhanettin Utman's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Herman Wall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Thomas Diehl made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Burhanettin Utman in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pearce Skurrie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Burhanettin Utman came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Melbourne 007 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 Burhanettin Utman couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Thoona's Boyd Beckwith got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Melbourne 007's Thomas Diehl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Pincini in the 75th minute of play. Herman Wall's late challenge caught a Melbourne 007's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Herman Wall helped the player get up and apologised. Herman Wall kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79thth minute of the game Burhanettin Utman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thoona's Pearce Skurrie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfred Pincini might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Diehl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfred Pincini ran back to his position shaking his head. Pearce Skurrie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudy Gummow in the 83rd minute of play. Pearce Skurrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burhanettin Utman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Diehl made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Alfred Pincini sent off a good shot on target. Thomas Diehl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Huff in the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the game, Rudy Gummow cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Pearce Skurrie was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wincent Solecki hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Melbourne 007 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Thoona for a fine match.