Official Cup

Manly Oval
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) In the 4th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duncan Mcinnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mo Salah in the 9th minute of play. With his leg Zheng Chao managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Manly FC's John Aldridge fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Mo Salah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zheng Chao was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. John Aldridge let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 16th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Anders Westerstrand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duncan Mcinnes having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Andrew Robertson threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Obscurials's Nelson Wright quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Adriano Ribeiro scored 1-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duncan Mcinnes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zheng Chao made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when John Aldridge sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute The Obscurials were awarded a corner. Fabian Spânu went to the cornerflag to take it. Duncan Mcinnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute John Aldridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Pete Wittber came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Obscurials's zone, John Aldridge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zheng Chao came out of the goal and John Aldridge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Manly FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Obscurials were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Adriano Ribeiro made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Duncan Mcinnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Adriano Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Obscurials's supporters rose to their feet, but Adriano Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Duncan Mcinnes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilson Snabl in the 60th minute of play. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Aldridge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clifford Hamilton in the 68th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nilson Snabl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Obscurials made a substitution. Angelo Eiró replaced Cliff Rowden. 72 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Nilson Snabl came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Lawrance Grandison had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Duncan Mcinnes. Manly FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lawrance Grandison was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 79 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when John Aldridge came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rdth minute of the game John Aldridge who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Obscurials's Zheng Chao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mo Salah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Manly FC's Mo Salah in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Obscurials's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Nilson Snabl came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.