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Manly Oval
Spectators: 10838 (Terracing: 8130, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mo Salah kicked off to start the match. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakut Vecihi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 13th minute Denny Commons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Su Xing Jie in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Manly FC's Clifford Hamilton. Perry Ackland took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ray Clemence. Ray Clemence dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perry Ackland in the 22nd minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Mo Salah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lei Wei Lin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ray Clemence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yakut Vecihi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ray Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abbas Ağayarov in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Salah in the 39th minute of play forced Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Ağayarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Neville Byrnes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yakut Vecihi to make the kick off. Ray Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yakut Vecihi in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yakut Vecihi came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abbas Ağayarov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ray Clemence came out and tried to block the shot, but Abbas Ağayarov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 60th minute. In the 68th minute, Payton Legg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard and well directed shot from Pierre Haeberle led 69 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Manly FC's Ray Clemence became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-3. Mo Salah's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lei Wei Lin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute Manly FC were awarded a corner. Duke Carberry went to the cornerflag to take it. John Aldridge's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lei Wei Lin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Manly FC's John Aldridge sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lei Wei Lin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 83 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by John Aldridge. After a rather tough play, Manly FC's Duke Carnduff got a free kick in the 90th minute. Lei Wei Lin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Aldridge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, John Aldridge had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lei Wei Lin. Abbotsford FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that John Aldridge was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3.