League

Buckingham Stadium
Spectators: 9170 (Terracing: 6904, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 150) A collision led to Goo Goo Dolls getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Cacá Mangione hit a great ball. In the 5th minute Cacá Mangione shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hu Fan Yi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Cuss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bowen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cacá Mangione in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hu Fan Yi saved Buckingham AFC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Mangione in the 14th minute of play forced Buckingham AFC's goalkeeper Hu Fan Yi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cacá Mangione in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hu Fan Yi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Cacá Mangione had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guamán Olozaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jardel Gol in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benjamin Cuss, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Benjamin Cuss managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Buckingham AFC's Jardel Gol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 24thth minute of the game Cacá Mangione who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buckingham AFC's Hu Fan Yi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Goo Goo Dolls's Benjamin Cuss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guamán Olozaga in the 25th minute of play. If Cacá Mangione had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Cacá Mangione shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hu Fan Yi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cacá Mangione's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hu Fan Yi was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cacá Mangione in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hu Fan Yi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guamán Olozaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Benjamin Cuss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cacá Mangione in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hu Fan Yi saved Buckingham AFC from getting behind. Goo Goo Dolls's Benjamin Cuss proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Goo Goo Dolls from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cacá Mangione made a kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Goo Goo Dolls's goalkeeper Benjamin Cuss, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jardel Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guamán Olozaga in the 56th minute of play forced Goo Goo Dolls's goalkeeper Benjamin Cuss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buckingham AFC's Hu Fan Yi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cacá Mangione in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Guamán Olozaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Buckingham AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Guamán Olozaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Cuss breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Goo Goo Dolls made a substitution. Trey Hughes-Guy replaced Fábio Quintal. Goo Goo Dolls's Kenny Anson was substituted for Dom Rusby. Goo Goo Dolls were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Buckingham AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gianluca Infante took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gianluca Infante got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hu Fan Yi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Jardel Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68thth minute of the game Cacá Mangione who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buckingham AFC's Hu Fan Yi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Buckingham AFC's Hu Fan Yi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olimpiu Dragnea in the 71st minute of play. Benjamin Cuss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Gol in the 76th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Jardel Gol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benjamin Cuss. Goo Goo Dolls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Gol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Olimpiu Dragnea hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Pier De Feo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Pier De Feo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Cuss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pier De Feo, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Buckingham AFC's goalkeeper Hu Fan Yi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cacá Mangione. Goo Goo Dolls's Benjamin Cuss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pier De Feo in the 95th minute of play. Buckingham AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Goo Goo Dolls for a fine match.