U23 League

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olly Nethercot took the kick off in the first half of the match. Keith Knightley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Florian Guderian having to make a save. 5 minutes into the match, Sydney FC's goalkeeper Florian Guderian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Keith Knightley. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Keith Knightley during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Olly Nethercot kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Florian Guderian. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goal looked a bit too open when Jakov Stähr came free, but Matthieu Abelard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Sydney FC's goal looked a bit too open when Olly Nethercot came free, but Florian Guderian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Club Atlético de Newell's Keith Knightley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florian Guderian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 35 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Möhn came free, but Matthieu Abelard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Greg Bastow scored 3-0 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florian Guderian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Adnan Tilner hit a great ball. Florian Guderian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Keith Knightley in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Florian Guderian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olly Nethercot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Sydney FC's zone, Keith Knightley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Guderian came out of the goal and Keith Knightley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Club Atlético de Newell booed when Sydney FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kai Petermann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sydney FC made a substitution. Jaden Krieglmeier replaced Kees Plappert. After a rather tough play, Sydney FC's Kai Petermann got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when Club Atlético de Newell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bobby Bear didn't get a good kick on the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthieu Abelard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaden Krieglmeier. If Keith Knightley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrik Reifer hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Florian Guderian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keith Knightley in the 69th minute of play. Club Atlético de Newell's Matthieu Abelard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético de Newell from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when Club Atlético de Newell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Archie Gilroy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keith Knightley scored 4-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florian Guderian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Florian Guderian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olly Nethercot went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Greg Bastow fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Guderian having to interfere. After 94 played minutes Club Atlético de Newell got a freekick which was hit by Keith Knightley. Matthieu Abelard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaden Krieglmeier in the 96th minute. Club Atlético de Newell's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.