Official Cup

Melbourne Park
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Agustín Álvarez got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Agustín Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Diehl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Diehl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Wei Yan in the 6th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cheng Wei Yan in the 15th 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. Dalmo Tasso was a little too slow when Rudy Gummow got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agustín Álvarez in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomas Diehl saved Melbourne 007 from getting behind. Thomas Diehl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Gummow in the 28th minute of play forced Moneyball's goalkeeper Dalmo Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Agustín Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Diehl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustín Álvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute Agustín Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Diehl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moneyball's Cheng Wei Yan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thomas Diehl in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mümtaz Yetiş hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Burhanettin Utman to make the kick off. When Elpidio Sengrat fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Melbourne 007's protests and gave Elpidio Sengrat a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Melbourne 007's Elpidio Sengrat got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Thomas Diehl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 56th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Agustín Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Diehl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Burhanettin Utman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Dalmo Tasso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Moneyball's Oliver Bergman was substituted for Roland Rakowicz. Dalmo Tasso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burhanettin Utman in the 69th minute of play. Thomas Diehl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Mikolášek in the 73rd minute of play. Thomas Diehl came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Moneyball's Natanael Matorin. But to his dismay, Natanael Matorin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 95 played minutes Melbourne 007 got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Sengrat. Melbourne 007 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Moneyball for a fine match.