Prized/Friendly Cup

Manly Oval
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Manly FC's Kent Barling started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lisandro Rencio came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Manly FC's Kent Barling. But to his dismay, Kent Barling quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Manly FC's Kent Barling was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 12th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Kent Barling let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 16th minute shot 4-0 at rihgt post. In the 22nd minute, Kent Barling 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: 5-0. Kent Barling recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Kent Barling sped through Azulgranas AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lisandro Rencio. After 35 minutes, Fletcher Brennand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manly FC and the Azulgranas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Azulgranas AFC booed when Manly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fletcher Brennand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kent Barling struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Lisandro Rencio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manly FC. Kent Barling could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Lisandro Rencio made a huge save. Stevie Gerrard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lisandro Rencio having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Desiderio Abar to make the kick off. The supporters of Azulgranas AFC booed when Manly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Didlick didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Kent Barling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lisandro Rencio. Azulgranas AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kent Barling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Lisandro Rencio came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Manly FC's Kent Barling. But to his dismay, Kent Barling quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. 68 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Abar came free, but Kirby Chant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manly FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ulises Navarro was slow to take the kick. During this time Azulgranas AFC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Astor Eskuin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manly FC's Kirby Chant did a great save. In the 74th minute, Kent Barling made a precise shot to the right of Lisandro Rencio. Azulgranas AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Kent Barling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manly FC's Munroe Brien got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kirby Chant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lorenzo Urdin in the 84th minute. Lorenzo Urdin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manly FC's Fletcher Brennand got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Fletcher Brennand off the ground. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manly FC! There was no doubt that Manly FC were the better team. Manly FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.