Friendly League

Morena Garden
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) AC Morena's Dražen Ladić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jude Bowen in the 3rd minute of play. Aquiles Gana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hu Fan Yi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Aquiles Gana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 8 minutes, Aquiles Gana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Morena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aquiles Gana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hu Fan Yi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aquiles Gana showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Ercole Carosella kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Aquiles Gana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Hu Fan Yi made a huge save. In the 19th minute, AC Morena's Aquiles Gana ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hu Fan Yi. Hu Fan Yi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Hu Fan Yi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aquiles Gana in the 25th minute. Dražen Ladić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Bowen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute of the match Buckingham AFC got a corner. AC Morena's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gheorghe Blajin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hu Fan Yi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Fonseca in the 37th minute of play. Aquiles Gana struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Hu Fan Yi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Morena. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

If Aquiles Gana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Álvaro Fonseca 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jude Bowen in the 56th minute of play forced AC Morena's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hu Fan Yi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aquiles Gana's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. AC Morena were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Buckingham AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ercole Carosella took the corner. Yazid Guinaudeau took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hu Fan Yi. Buckingham AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dražen Ladić made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Gheorghe Blajin sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, AC Morena's Aquiles Gana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hu Fan Yi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Aquiles Gana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hu Fan Yi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Aquiles Gana came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the AC Morena fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aquiles Gana couldn't finish the play. The throw-in from Mihail Gabor in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AC Morena's Aldo Di Biagio. Hu Fan Yi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Gana in the 80th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Buckingham AFC's zone, Aquiles Gana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hu Fan Yi came out of the goal and Aquiles Gana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 85 minutes into the match, Aquiles Gana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hu Fan Yi. Buckingham AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquiles Gana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After a rather tough play, Buckingham AFC's Harvey Elliot got a free kick in the 90th minute. Jack Norton hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Aquiles Gana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hu Fan Yi having to interfere. With a little luck, AC Morena's Dražen Ladić got control of the ball when Owen Martin tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee ended the match the AC Morena players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.