Ty's Tournament

GAME #2

Wingman (Sydney FC) vs. Claymore (Wanderers FC)

Starting XI

Sydney FC - i.imgur.com/8x9f1bU.jpg
Wanderers FC - imgur.com/URB8rP6

Sydney FC 1 Wanderers 2

1' - Kickoff!

5' - GOAL FALCAO! Kroos plays him through with a great ball and Falcao doesn't miss from there.

6' - Hulk misses a wonderful chance! Great ball over the top plays Hulk through and he tries to smash his chance and it goes wide.

9' - Negredo through! Misses his chance just wide. Should've done better there.

14' - Suarez gets on the end of a Bale low cross but it is blocked by Howedes.

15' - Kroos launches from 30 and its so close! Great save there by Courtois

17' - Hulk through again! What a save there by Handanovic. The rebound looks like it'll fall straight to Suarez but Dante comes in last second to clear it away. Hulk should be burying these chances.

24' - Falcao misses a great chance! He's played through, goes for power but misses just wide. Should've scored there.

33' - Hulk with a rocket from long range but its saved. Corner is cleared.

35' - Open game right now, not much has happened lately. Defenses have looked pretty solid.

38' - Gundogan shot from 25 yards is well wide.

45' - GOAL LARS BENDER! Bender dribbles around Howedes and puts a lovely finish into the corner. We're all tied up here.

45' - Yellow card Falcao. Strikers tackle there.

45' - GOAL FALCAO! He takes up a good position on the corner and puts it in. What a player.

Very even game so far. Hulk will feel disappointed in himself that his team is down. He has missed two great chances himself. Possession is at 51% to Wanderers who have 9 shots, 5 on goal. Sydney have 7 shots, with 4 on goal. Surprisingly, Bale and Suarez have been anonymous today. You'd expect them to get more involved in the second half and cause some problems for the Wanderers defense. Kroos has been fantastic in the middle, creating numerous chances for Falcao and Negredo.

46' - We're back.

47' - Hulk so close to getting on the end of a Suarez through ball.

51' - Courtois spills a long ball but thankfully it falls right to his defense. That would've been a howler.

57' - Cynical foul on Howedes who pulls Bale's shirt in order to stop him from breaking. Yellow card.

57' - SUBS: Sahin for Gundogan, Thiago Neves for Ganso.

58' - Chance Bender! He gets on the end of the free kick but heads it straight to the keeper.

62' - Post! Suarez tries a bicycle kick that goes straight to the keeper but is parried right into Bender's path. Bender launches a rocket off the left upright. So close.

63' - SUBS: Menez and Pastore for Negredo and Fernandinho

67' - Chance Mikel! Headed shot wide. Tough chance there. Sydney presuring.

70' - GOAL SUAREZ! We're level! What a cross by Glen Johnson! Right to Suarez' feet who collects and slots home.

72' - Some great passing almost sends Suarez through. Dante just gets back to stop him.

75' - Chance Hulk! Suarez blocks Dante's clearance, lays it off to Hulk to forces a good save from Handanovic. Sydney are dominating now.

79' - Pastore misses a sitter!!!! Kroos plays him through but he hits his shot wide. How did he not score?

86' - Good claim by Handanovic. Hulk would've scored there for sure if he didn't get to that one.

90' - Menez smashes a shot over the bar.

90' - Bale's shot blocked. It looked pretty good. Good work from Dante.

90' - And we're headed into extra time. What a great game here.

Sydney were the much better side in the second half. Hulk has missed chance after chance today. If he would've put one in the game would've been over by now. Possession is even but Sydney have had 17 shots, 9 on target while Wanderers have had 14 shots, 5 on target. No doubt who has been the better side, but its all even now going into extra time. Sydney also have 2 subs which could come in handy here.

91' - Extra time has begun!

91' - SUB: Smalling enters for glen Johnson as extra time begins.

93' - Pepe has been everywhere defensively today. Great performance.

96' - Kroos shoots from distance but it is no threat whatsoever.

98' - Good ball down the left side to Bale. Cross into Suarez, his shot blocked but he's offsides.

100' - SUB: Hulk off for De Bruyne. Hulk was injured and could not continue.

104' - GREAT SAVE COURTOIS! A rocket from Kroos forces a dive and Courtois gets a hand to it.

105' - First half of extra time is over.

106' - SEcond half begins.

108' - SO CLOSE FROM SUAREZ! Header inches wide.

110' - Great cross from bale is flicked on by Suarez but Handanovic claims. De Brayne was waiting.

111' - Yellow for Pepe.

111' - Kroos so close from the free kick. That was a rocket.

116' - GOAL KROOS! What a pass from Vidal. Courtois could be blamed there. He should've claimed it.

117' - BENDER SHOULDVE SCORED! Layoff from De Bruyne right on the edge of the box sent just wide. He was wide open.

120' - And the ref blows the whistle. Thats it! What a game!

Wanderers hung on during that game and were able to knick it at the end. Toni Kroos was magnificent tonight. He dominated his midfield and it was only fitting that he scored the winning goal. MOTM right there. Sydney will be extremely disappointed not to have advanced into the next round. There is no question they were the better team.

Goals
Bender - 1
Suarez - 1
Falcao - 2
Kroos - 1

Player rating
Sydney - imgur.com/MHz9TcC
Wanderers - imgur.com/mIs1TBW

MOTM
Toni Kroos

Adelaide United (Ty) vs FK Austria (Matt)

Starting XI
Adelaide - imgur.com/yFCE7bQ
FK Austria - imgur.com/YsU9NPG

Adelaide 5 FK 4

1' - Kickoff!

2' - Chance Srna! Great passing allows Srna to get forward and he hits his shot just wide.

4' - GOAL WILLIAN! Fantastic passing from Adelaide! What a start! Willian has the ball laied off to him from De Rossi and he smashes it into the top corner from 5 yards.

5' - GOAL SONG! FK answers immediately! Song and Varane race to a through ball form Iniesta and Song is just too strong. He beats Varane there and sends the ball into the net.

13' - Great passing from Adelaide almost creates a chance.

20' - Adelaide's high line is looking good but there is a feeling that Eto'o Robben or Ribery will break through it sooner or later.

28' - Post from Mata! The rebound falls to Schweinsteiger who puts it in but the flag was raised. So close from Adelaide.

32' - GOAL MOUTINHO! Srna crosses from the edge of the box low and Moutinho with a great finish to the corner from 8 yards out.

33' - GOAL GUARIN! They answer again! Guarin shoots off the post but follows up and finishes! What a crazy game!

39' - Foul on the edge of the box in a dangerous area. Srna to take.

39' - Ball is cleared well by FK. No threat there.

44' - Post Balotelli! A rocket from outside of the box is off the inside of the post. Unlucky.

45' - Balotelli with another close shot. This one just wide.

45' - Halftime!

Adelaide will be disappointed that they are not ahead here. They have definitely been the better team and their two shots that have come off the post have been unlucky. Fair play to FK though for answering just a minute after both goals. That has to have been deflating to Adelaide. Adelaide have had 58% of the possession so far, 11 shots, 5 on target, while FK have had 3 shots, all on target. Schweinsteiger has been fantastic today. He, Moutinho and De Rossi have been running the show in the middle while Srna has been impressive down the right side both in attack and defense. Song and Guarin have both been impressive as well scoring both their goals. Iniesta, Eto'o, Robben, and Ribbery need to step it up if FK wants to win.

46' - Eto'o gets the ball rolling to start the second.

47' - Great tackle by Varane to stop Eto'o from getting through. That was close.

55' - SUB: Montolivo for Moutinho

58' - GOAL LINE CLEARANCE! Varane rose well on the corner, his shot headed to the top left corner of the goal, but Guarin is on the post to clear it away!

60' - GOAL GUARIN! Great counter! Guarin on the end of Iniesta's pass to finish.

62' - What a save by Cech! There to deny Balotelli.

64' - Another great save by Cech! De Rossi launches a rocket from 30 yards out and cech stops the ball from going into the top corner with a great diving save!

69' - SUB: Parker for Guarin

71' - GOAL MARIO BOLOTELLI! What a ball from Montolivo who puts it right into Mario's path. He couldn't miss.

72' - GOAL SCOTT PARKER! Somehow they do it again. One minute after Adelaide score, FK score, that's the third time they've done it.

78' - WHAT A SAVE CECH! Denies Montolivo from 3 yards! How did he do that?!

81' - Yellow from Scott Parker. Pulling Willian's jersey. Dangerous Free kick right on the edge of the box.

81' - Srna not even close. Disappointing.

84' - RED CARD SCOTT PARKER! He pull's Willian down again! Had he not, Willian had Balotelli wide open. These next 6 minutes will be interesting!

88' - GOAL SCHWEINSTEIGER! Shot from a tight angle rifled into the goal! What a goal!

89' - Adelaide have been pressing ever since Parker was sent off, can they get the winner?

90' - 4 added minutes

90' - PENALTY TO ADELAIDE! Terrible tackle from Mexes takes down Balotelli in the box. Balotelli to take.

90' - GOAL MARO BALOTELLI! He smashes the penalty into the top right corner! What a comeback from Adelaide!

90' - And the whistle blows, game over!

What a game here today! Scott Parker will be extremely disappointed in himself because he basically cost his team the victory after putting them ahead in the first place. Adelaide had 57% of the possession here today, took 18 shots and put 9 on target while FK took 6 shots, putting 5 on target. Balotelli was absolutely amazing today, scoring 2 important goals to get his team the victory. Willian was also very solid on the left side as well. After an indifferent first half, Iniesta really stepped it up in order to help his team take the lead two times in the half. He will be disappointed as well. You have to question coach Matt who took off Guarin who was one of the best players on the pitch today. Especially since his replacement was the one that cost them the game with a terrible red card.

Goals

Moutinho - 1
Balotelli - 2
Willian - 1
Guarin - 2
Parker - 1
Song - 1

MOTM - Balotelli