League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 6837 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 0) Casa do Benfica em Sydney's Damian Turnbull 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. After 4 minutes of play, Casa do Benfica em Sydney's Brooks Hardiman made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brooker Weeks was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th minute, Damian Turnbull got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Elliot Walkington fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Casa do Benfica em Sydney's protests and gave Elliot Walkington a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Southern Sharks booed when Casa do Benfica em Sydney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elliot Walkington didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brooks Hardiman during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, Casa do Benfica em Sydney was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brooks Hardiman to maneuver through the defense. Neville Kennedy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Southern Sharks booed when Casa do Benfica em Sydney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elliot Walkington didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Best Mogork had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Southern Sharks's Marcus Fraser got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Best Mogork fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobs Aylwin having to interfere. Brooker Weeks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Turnbull in the 39th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Billy Hursey lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Southern Sharks getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Billy Hursey hit a great ball. Brooks Hardiman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute Damian Turnbull shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brooker Weeks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Southern Sharks's zone, Damian Turnbull stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brooker Weeks came out of the goal and Damian Turnbull tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Casa do Benfica em Sydney's zone, Neville Kennedy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobs Aylwin came out of the goal and Neville Kennedy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Brooks Hardiman made a precise shot to the right of Brooker Weeks. Southern Sharks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Brooks Hardiman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Southern Sharks's goal looked a bit too open when Brooks Hardiman came free, but Brooker Weeks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Damian Turnbull got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.