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Manly Oval
Spectators: 10809 (Terracing: 8108, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Clay Heath kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Leeton United FC's Bjorn Gaffigan got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ray Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clay Heath in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes, Nero Bonham mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leeton United FC and the Manly FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Manly FC booed when Leeton United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nero Bonham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manly FC's Clifford Hamilton managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Baal Muncaster in the 9 minute of the game. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clay Heath, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The Leeton United FC fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Leeton United FC's Clay Heath looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 15 minutes into the match, Brookes Crane notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Manly FC's Ray Clemence. Ray Clemence was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erlend Sørby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Robertson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Brookes Crane came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mo Salah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Salah in the 27th minute of play forced Leeton United FC's goalkeeper Erlend Sørby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Manly FC booed when Leeton United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baal Muncaster didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Irving Bonnison. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brookes Crane in the 34th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erlend Sørby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mo Salah, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Ray Clemence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brookes Crane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Leeton United FC's Clay Heath in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manly FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Akram in the 45th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leeton United FC's Erlend Sørby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mo Salah in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mo Salah was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Salah in the 54th minute of play forced Leeton United FC's goalkeeper Erlend Sørby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mo Salah might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erlend Sørby. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mo Salah ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Salah in the 57th minute of play forced Leeton United FC's goalkeeper Erlend Sørby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manly FC's Ray Clemence proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Manly FC from getting a goal against them. Ray Clemence didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wu Si Xiao went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After 64 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Clifford Hamilton. Manly FC were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Leeton United FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Duke Carberry took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Duke Carberry got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Erlend Sørby quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Leeton United FC made a substitution. Rudy Quinnell replaced Ant Oğuzkan. Manly FC's Paz Trezise was substituted for Andrew Robertson. Leeton United FC made a substitution. Brendon Anderson replaced Ali Akram. In the 84th minute Brendon Anderson 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. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brendon Anderson, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Leeton United FC's Erlend Sørby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Aldridge in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Manly FC's Irving Bonnison got a free kick in the 93rd minute.