U23 World League

Hooters HeavenlyHome
Spectators: 8150 (Terracing: 6114, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) The supporters of Heavenly Hooters booed when AFC Viola Gigliati was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antto Vahalahti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lennie Rusby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pueblo Puerta in the 8th minute of play. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pueblo Puerta in the 10th minute of play. Lennie Rusby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pueblo Puerta, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Pedro Luiz de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maria Reneros. AFC Viola Gigliati's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Luiz de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Lennie Rusby stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pueblo Puerta's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, AFC Viola Gigliati's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Griffiths came free, but Maria Reneros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 played minutes Heavenly Hooters got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luiz de Moraes. Richárd Bódog's late challenge caught a AFC Viola Gigliati's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Richárd Bódog helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st match minute, Heavenly Hooters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richárd Bódog to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Griffiths in the 34th minute of play forced AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Maria Reneros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maria Reneros made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Todd Griffiths sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Luiz de Moraess short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Maria Reneros to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Viola Gigliati's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Todd Griffiths was slow to take the kick. During this time Heavenly Hooters's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Heavenly Hooters's Todd Griffiths to fire away a dangerous shot which Maria Reneros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 46th match minute, Heavenly Hooters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Vornicu to maneuver through the defense. AFC Viola Gigliati's Jairo Moita got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Luiz de Moraes to strike the kick off in the second half. Lennie Rusby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Balotelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC Viola Gigliati's Maria Reneros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 56th minute of play. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Viola Gigliati's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Todd Griffiths was slow to take the kick. During this time Heavenly Hooters's players had a chance to rest. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC Viola Gigliati! In the 64th minute there was a penalty for Heavenly Hooters. Todd Griffiths stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Maria Reneros. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Wright in the 72nd minute of play forced AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Maria Reneros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Viola Gigliati's Maria Reneros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Griffiths in the 74th minute of play. Heavenly Hooters made a substitution. Adrian Collier replaced Luo Feng Feng. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Viola Gigliati's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Todd Griffiths was slow to take the kick. During this time Heavenly Hooters's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Heavenly Hooters's corner Todd Griffiths fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maria Reneros quite easily take care of the ball. When Heavenly Hooters's Phil Naylor in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Viola Gigliati's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute, Brandon Wright left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Heavenly Hooters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Adrian Moss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby got control of the ball when Antto Vahalahti tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute, Todd Griffiths left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Heavenly Hooters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1.