League

Manuel Marques
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With his leg Hugo Swift managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when SCU Torreense's Flint Corley fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rich Kay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Claudio Engel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Swift showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rory Bryant in the 8th minute of the match. Hugo Swift made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Bryant in the 10th minute of play. With a little luck, Barcelona FC's Hugo Swift got control of the ball when Flint Corley tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 13 minutes, J.C. Lay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barcelona FC and the SCU Torreense players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hugo Swift made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Bryant in the 16th minute of play. If Raymundo Stubbs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Swift took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Bryant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flint Corley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Hugo Swift made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as SCU Torreense's Rory Bryant slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hugo Swift. That made the score 1-0 after 29 minutes of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Rory Bryant managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SCU Torreense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rory Bryant was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rory Bryant to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Flint Corley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SCU Torreense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 54 played minutes SCU Torreense got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio Huston. Charlie Marion recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hugo Swift made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Bryant in the 64th minute of play. After 71 played minutes SCU Torreense got a freekick which was hit by Avery Cao Xiao. The supporters of SCU Torreense booed when Barcelona FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shannon Major didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Filiberto Fowler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SCU Torreense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barcelona FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, SCU Torreense's Filiberto Fowler got a free kick in the 79th minute. Hugo Swift made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Bryant in the 85th minute of play. Hugo Swift showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flint Corley in the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SCU Torreense's Salvatore Figueroa got a free kick in the 91st minute. Charlie Marion struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Claudio Engel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barcelona FC. SCU Torreense's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.