U18 League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdelaziz Zaaboub started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kyle Tevelien during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Kyle Tevelien. The throw-in from Burtt Cusbert in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Callaway AFC's Farid Zidane. Kent Barling scored 1-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Krim Mérah-Benida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Krim Mérah-Benida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Munroe Brien in the 12th minute. In the 13th match minute, Callaway AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farid Zidane to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Callaway AFC defense, Kent Barling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Krim Mérah-Benida. The Callaway AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Krim Mérah-Benida should have stopped the shot. In the 19th minute, Munroe Brien left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manly FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Krim Mérah-Benida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stevie Gerrard went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. 25 minutes into the game, Manly FC's Kent Barling nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Krim Mérah-Benida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Krim Mérah-Benida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Munroe Brien in the 28th minute. Munroe Brien could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Krim Mérah-Benida made a huge save. After 32 minutes, Fletcher Brennand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manly FC and the Callaway AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 35 minutes into the match, Callaway AFC's goalkeeper Krim Mérah-Benida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kent Barling. 38 minutes into the game, Munroe Brien cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Krim Mérah-Benida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 42nd minute of the match, Kent Barling tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Krim Mérah-Benida saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 44 minutes into the match, Kent Barling notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Callaway AFC's Krim Mérah-Benida. Krim Mérah-Benida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kent Barling stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Barling in the 54th minute of play forced Callaway AFC's goalkeeper Krim Mérah-Benida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Manly FC's Neale Franklin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Krim Mérah-Benida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Krim Mérah-Benida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stevie Gerrard in the 58th minute of play. Krim Mérah-Benida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stevie Gerrard went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute, Munroe Brien 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. After 67 played minutes Callaway AFC got a freekick which was hit by Farid Zidane. In the 68th match minute, Callaway AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farid Zidane to maneuver through the defense. Krim Mérah-Benida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Munroe Brien in the 70th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Munroe Brien cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Krim Mérah-Benida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 74 minutes into the game, Callaway AFC's Abdelaziz Zaaboub nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kirby Chant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-1. Krim Mérah-Benida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kent Barling went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-1 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute, Kent Barling made a precise shot to the right of Krim Mérah-Benida. Callaway AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 12-1. 88 minutes in the game Bart Edwards did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kent Barling. Kent Barling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Munroe Brien took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Krim Mérah-Benida. Krim Mérah-Benida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 13-1. Neale Franklin hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.