League

Shireoaks Stadium
Spectators: 10878 (Terracing: 8159, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) Shireoaks's Gabriel Batistuta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Adalwolf FC's zone, Albino Jordy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dandekar Chettri came out of the goal and Albino Jordy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Gabriel Batistuta fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dandekar Chettri, passed just outside the right post. Ilaspati Marathe hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Candravijaya Dhariwal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the game, one of Adalwolf FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gabriel Batistuta scored 3-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dandekar Chettri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Albino Jordy put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dandekar Chettri. Gabriel Batistuta was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. Shireoaks's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 40 minutes into the match, Ilaspati Marathe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Acananas Bhaura. Shireoaks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilaspati Marathe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Sergio Gelmiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dario Caton made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Adalwolf FC's Ilaspati Marathe slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Acananas Bhaura. That made the score 5-2 after 52 minutes of play. In the 71st minute, Gabriel Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shireoaks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-2. When Shireoaks's Gabriel Batistuta in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Adalwolf FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gabriel Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Dandekar Chettri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adalwolf FC made a substitution. Avajita Thakkar replaced Pritmohan Iyer. 79 minutes into the match, Gabriel Batistuta notched a goal, 8-2, to the right of Adalwolf FC's Dandekar Chettri. Dandekar Chettri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Shireoaks's Gabriel Batistuta fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After 83rd play minutes Gabriel Batistuta shot 9-2, a short shot which went by Dandekar Chettri and just under the crossbar into goal. Adalwolf FC made a substitution. Bubhutsu Ramesh replaced Avatsara Sanghera. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel Batistuta in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dandekar Chettri saved Adalwolf FC from getting behind. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 10-2 when Gabriel Batistuta sped through Adalwolf FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dandekar Chettri. Shireoaks's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.