League

Aspire Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toran Taylor took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jack McAlphie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of A.J. Wing's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Aspire Alligators Academy's Breasal Gillmour nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adriano Bonfigli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Adriano Bonfigli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarlath Dempsey, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Breasal Gillmour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Bonfigli having to interfere. Toran Taylor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Ulrich-Jürgen Schwind got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Cappavuse's Lu Hong Xiao got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Adriano Bonfigli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bec McGlenn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adriano Bonfigli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toran Taylor in the 25th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cappavuse's zone, Toran Taylor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adriano Bonfigli came out of the goal and Toran Taylor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adriano Bonfigli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toran Taylor, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Cappavuse's goal looked a bit too open when Garrett McFrank came free, but Adriano Bonfigli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ulrich-Jürgen Schwind to make the kick off. The Aspire Alligators Academy fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Aspire Alligators Academy's Jarlath Dempsey looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Justin Piriou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cappavuse's Justin Piriou got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Garrett McFrank left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aspire Alligators Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garrett McFrank in the 68th minute of play forced Cappavuse's goalkeeper Adriano Bonfigli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Cappavuse's goal looked a bit too open when Garrett McFrank came free, but Adriano Bonfigli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Bonfigli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toran Taylor in the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Breasal Gillmour cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Adriano Bonfigli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adriano Bonfigli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarlath Dempsey in the 82nd minute of play. Justin Piriou kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Ulrich-Jürgen Schwind got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Garrett McFrank charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garrett McFrank the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aspire Alligators Academy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.