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The match started out evenly with both sides applying early pressure. Cam came up with some early shots but were stopped by Team Ali's keeper Steven D'Souza. The A*Team had trouble keeping Ali from shooting but the A*Team defenders (Tom and Drew) soon adapted to his style of play, "no passing"
Ben Friz proved unforgiving in the middle unleashing his "Friz Fury" on massive Team Ali player Ilya Zvedinouk. Liam Bennet was also solid in defence utilising his hip as a form of clearing the ball.
About halfway through the first half, Kim Dickson made a beautiful pass to Robert Zhou but unfortunately (for Team Ali) Robert's super smooth legs couldn't control Kim's pass. It was at this stage that the A*Team mounted a counter-attack that was stopped only by a foul tackle on Tom Hoare administered by Tyson Gin. This foul proved devastating for Team Ali as A*Team star-striker, Cameron Conway, miraculously hammered the ball past Steven D'Souza from an amazing ten metres out. This just about rapped up the first half and devilishly handsom referee Tim Neville blew the whistle signifying a three-minute break.
The second half began in good spirits. Team Ali seemed more revved up than ever. None of their players could stand being beaten (especially by a bunch of rugby players)
Bedazzled by Ali Alsa-mail's dribbling prowess, the A*Team allowed Ali to cut through their defence like a knife through a moldy sandwich, from a bin at Marrickville station. (RUO!!!) Ali 'jaguded' (which means to position one's glasses correctly on top of their nose) and blasted the ball at Ben Mitchell and to the dismay of those in attendance, the ball spun past Ben to lock the scores at 1-1. The kickoff was called but Ben Friz was told to wait because devilishly handsom referee Tim Neville was having trouble containing the crowds in attendance. A*Team kicked off and got the ball up to Cam who failed in scoring yet another goal. However, the most controversial call came when Ali took a dive in the goalbox but Cameron's tackle was deemed a fair one by devilishly handsom referee Tim Neville. The bell rang (just in time) and Ali (tournament administrator) decided a golden goal would be utilised at the following recess.
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Obviously frustrated at the goings-on at the previous day's game, Team Ali appeared more united than ever. The rules for this little confrontation (to determine the finalist) included standard soccer rules, plus the first team to score goes through, if after 10 minutes, the score was deadlocked, a penalty shoot-out will be utilised.
The golden goal started off ever so shakily for the A*Team because the team was without their star keeper Ben Mitchell. Fergus Ly stepped up and took heed to the position, however, it appeared Fergus was almost not up to the challenge almost letting two easy goals get through. Soon enough, ten minutes was up and the shoot-out began...
Team Ali got the first shot, and Con Moltchanski was their first shooter. Con lined up, ran and belted the ball strsight into the 40kg leg of Ben 'The Fridge' Mitchell.
It was Cameron Conway who took the first shot for the A*Team. Cam's previous success came into play here where we was able to put the ball past newly found Team Ali keeper Peter Loi. This put the A*Team ahead by one. It appeared as though all was lost when Ben Mitchell stopped yet another penalty, this time, it was Kim Dickson who was unsuccessful in scoring for Team Ali.
Tom Hoare was up next, and not one to pass up a good oppurtunity, he kicked the ball with full force into the back of Peter Loi's proverbial net. The A*Team now lead 2-0 with none other than Ilya Zvedinouk to strike next. To the dismay of those supporting Team Ali (imagine sound of cricket) Ben Mitchell stopped his third consecutive penalty, which is an incredible feat for any keeper.
The A*Team put the icing on the proverbial cake when Liam reared to strike. He made some room through thr crowd and then exploded (not literally) as he drilled the ball into the top left corner of the goal area. The crowd went silent as they awaited the shoot-out ref's ('Mr Process Test' Matt Shiner) verdict. Shiner gave the all-clear and Tom Hoare lead the cheers that followed. A 3-0 victory that will go down in Sydney Boys history.