League

Bogantungan Park
Spectators: 8650 (Terracing: 6500, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 172) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Schultz started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Fulgencio Quintana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Canobolas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Adelaide the free kick. After 2 played minutes Canobolas got a freekick which was hit by Fulgencio Quintana. After having played for 5 minutes, Adam Neich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canobolas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Neich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Canobolas booed when Adelaide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Duncan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Adelaide's Roger Moran got a free kick in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Manuel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brian Brennand was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Krymov in the 18th minute of play forced Adelaide's goalkeeper Brian Brennand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalton Bennett kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Canobolas's Adolfo Mcvey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Canobolas from getting a goal against them. Canobolas's Adolfo Mcvey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Canobolas from getting a goal against them. Brian Brennand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Manuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacio Manuel made a great header on Canobolas's corner, it was just that Adelaide's Brian Brennand managed to reach the ball for a save. 34 minutes into the game, one of Canobolas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Canobolas's Adolfo Mcvey got control of the ball when Edward Schultz tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Ignacio Manuel put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Brian Brennand. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Edward Schultz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Adelaide's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Schultz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adolfo Mcvey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 45 played minutes Canobolas got a freekick which was hit by Dalton Bennett. After the first half Canobolas were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Neich to make the kick off. A collision led to Adelaide getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Earle Leydin hit a great ball. Adam Neich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Brian Brennand made a huge save. Dalton Bennett's late challenge caught a Adelaide's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalton Bennett helped the player get up and apologised. Adolfo Mcvey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Boylin in the 64th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Canobolas's Stepan Krymov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Brian Brennand. Brian Brennand yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. After 75 minutes, Iwo Bojanowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canobolas and the Adelaide players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Canobolas's Iwo Bojanowski got a free kick in the 75th minute. Adolfo Mcvey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clark Markwell in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Adelaide getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Lucas Duncan hit a great ball. Brian Brennand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stepan Krymov in the 87th minute of the match. Ignacio Manuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brian Brennand having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Ignacio Manuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Brennand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Canobolas's Stepan Krymov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brian Brennand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The Canobolas players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.