U23 League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rob Burton got the match started through his kick off. ≮王者归来≯不花's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Randle Rutledge scored to the left of an out of position Gus Bösch, making the score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Bror Stor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Ross was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Bror Stor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Sydney Ross tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gus Bösch was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Randle Rutledge showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. A collision led to Manly FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Mourad Rocchi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Burton in the 29th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯不花's goalkeeper Gus Bösch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Ross showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Chang Bing, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Gus Bösch made an important save on a dangerous shot by Randle Rutledge in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bror Stor in the 39th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Ye Bo Yuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯不花's goal looked a bit too open when Randle Rutledge came free, but Gus Bösch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. He Chang Bing struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Sydney Ross didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮王者归来≯不花. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bror Stor to strike the kick off in the second half. Manly FC's Sydney Ross proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Manly FC from getting a goal against them. Rob Burton took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gus Bösch. Gus Bösch dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as ≮王者归来≯不花's Gasteiz Agüeros slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sydney Ross. That made the score 3-2 after 61 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when He Chang Bing got free with Sydney Ross in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when 巩彬平 got free with Sydney Ross in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ≮王者归来≯不花's Gus Bösch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Randle Rutledge in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bror Stor came free, but Sydney Ross reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manly FC's Randle Rutledge got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gus Bösch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Randle Rutledge in the 84th minute of play. After having played for 94 minutes, Randle Rutledge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manly FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Randle Rutledge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Mister Yasin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gus Bösch was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Manly FC were victorious despite being under pressure from ≮王者归来≯不花 for much of the match.