U23 World League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Rob Burton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 7 played minutes Arsenal MGK got a freekick which was hit by Virgílio dos Santos. In the 15th minute Rob Burton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akil Yurtsever in the 17th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal MGK's Rui Souto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal MGK from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Arsenal MGK's Jerônimo Meirelles got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Manly FC's Randle Rutledge dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Nicolas Vides hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Rui Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rob Burton in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Arsenal MGK's goal looked a bit too open when Rob Burton came free, but Rui Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Arsenal MGK getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Jerônimo Meirelles hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Arsenal MGK's goalkeeper Rui Souto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Randle Rutledge. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Randle Rutledge sped through Arsenal MGK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rui Souto. Manly FC's Sydney Ross played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Pištěk in the 43rd minute of play. Akil Yurtsever sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 47 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Mourad Rocchi. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Akil Yurtsever made a kick off. With a little luck, Manly FC's Sydney Ross got control of the ball when Akil Yurtsever tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arsenal MGK's Nicolas Vides got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Arsenal MGK's goal looked a bit too open when Randle Rutledge came free, but Rui Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Al Pištěk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Ross saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Manly FC's Bray Paull got a free kick in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Vasconcelos came free, but Sydney Ross reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paz Trezise charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paz Trezise the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Manly FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Paz Trezise hit a great ball. After 67 played minutes Arsenal MGK got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Vides. Rui Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Randle Rutledge, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 69th match minute, Arsenal MGK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Vides to maneuver through the defense. Manly FC made a substitution. Mister Yasin replaced Rob Burton. 78 minutes into the match, Arsenal MGK's goal looked a bit too open when Mister Yasin came free, but Rui Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Manly FC's Randle Rutledge nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rui Souto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 84th minute of the match Mourad Rocchi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rui Souto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sydney Ross was a little too slow when Al Pištěk got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 3-1. In the 91st match minute, Manly FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paz Trezise to maneuver through the defense. Rui Souto came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Manly FC's Mister Yasin. But to his dismay, Mister Yasin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Arsenal MGK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manly FC.