World League

Melbourne Arena
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paco Everett took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Newcastle United FC's zone, Kris Pearse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Otto Hermansson came out of the goal and Kris Pearse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the game, Marko Gustavsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bath Boyce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Newcastle United FC defense, Kris Pearse kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Otto Hermansson. The Newcastle United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Otto Hermansson should have stopped the shot. After 28 minutes of play, Newcastle United FC's Max Mohammad made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bath Boyce was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 32 minutes of play, Newcastle United FC's Lars Olofsson made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bath Boyce was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Newcastle United FC's Otto Hermansson got control of the ball when Paco Everett tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Boroondara Milan's Ned Mills got a free kick in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Max Mohammad to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Paco Everett 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 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Newcastle United FC! After some careless play in the Newcastle United FC defense, Andres Stevens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Otto Hermansson. The Newcastle United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Otto Hermansson should have stopped the shot. After 74 minutes of play, Newcastle United FC's Tord Åström made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bath Boyce was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lars Olofsson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bath Boyce firmly grabbed it by the left post. 83 minutes into the game, Newcastle United FC's Lars Olofsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bath Boyce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-5. After 85 minutes of play, Newcastle United FC's Florian Liermann made it 3-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bath Boyce was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Lars Olofsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bath Boyce was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arty Shearn during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arty Shearn hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Boroondara Milan's Bath Boyce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Boroondara Milan from getting a goal against them. Lars Olofsson in the 99thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bath Boyce, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Newcastle United FC played a much better game than Boroondara Milan and deserved their victory. The Boroondara Milan players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.