League

Carisbrook Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cregan Grandison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Randle Diehl, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Conner Kesi took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Crawford Kiel to make any attempt to save it. Ed Balaam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Crawford Kiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute Conner Kesi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Crawford Kiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ed Balaam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Little River Lions booed when Melbourne City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randle Diehl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ed Balaam struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Crawford Kiel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Little River Lions. After a rather tough play, Melbourne City's Dwight Bowman got a free kick in the 28th minute. Crawford Kiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conner Kesi in the 29th minute of the match. Melbourne City's Crawford Kiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conner Kesi in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 43 minutes, Conner Kesi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Little River Lions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conner Kesi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Crawford Kiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conner Kesi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Randle Diehl made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Conner Kesi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Crawford Kiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melbourne City's Crawford Kiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conner Kesi in the 54th minute of play. Dan Mcroberts charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dan Mcroberts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Dan Mcroberts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Ed Balaam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ed Balaam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Conner Kesi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Crawford Kiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Crawford Kiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conner Kesi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Navarro Korff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartholemew Lascelles during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Little River Lions booed when Melbourne City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartholemew Lascelles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Conner Kesi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Crawford Kiel. Melbourne City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conner Kesi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 91stth minute of the game Conner Kesi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melbourne City's Crawford Kiel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ed Balaam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Little River Lions's supporters rose to their feet, but Ed Balaam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Crawford Kiel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee ended the match the Little River Lions players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.