League

Sydney Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Biddle Pickhills made the kick off which started today's match. In the 10th minute, Sam Maybury left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hernani Sydney fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 22nd minute, Darren Limmer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Buck Leydin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Buck Leydin was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Darren Limmer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Darren Limmer really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Hernani Sydney's Darren Limmer got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Darren Limmer during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Darren Limmer kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Melbourne City FC's Biddle Pickhills got a free kick in the 39th minute. Darren Limmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Buck Leydin having to interfere. Caine Mcinnes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Buck Leydin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Darren Limmer made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafa Cabral during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, Melbourne City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Cabral to maneuver through the defense. Braedan Powley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Buck Leydin having to interfere. Caine Mcinnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Hernani Sydney getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Bob Laughton hit a great ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Darren Limmer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hernani Sydney's supporters crossed their fingers, but Darren Limmer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Hernani Sydney booed when Melbourne City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Biddle Pickhills didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 85th minute of the match Darren Limmer completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Darren Limmer a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Melbourne City FC booed when Hernani Sydney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darren Limmer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Buck Leydin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Maybury in the 88th minute of the match. Sam Maybury's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Buck Leydin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Sam Maybury received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Buck Leydin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melbourne City FC's attentive Gregg Sobczak managed to snatch the ball when Bob Laughton made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Hernani Sydney's Bob Laughton got a free kick in the 95th minute. Hernani Sydney's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.