Friendly League

Wantage Park
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardo Vespa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Zafran Singh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wantage United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Wantage United's goal looked a bit too open when Alberigo Di Mascio came free, but Shukrie Hock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shukrie Hock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Vespa in the 12th minute of the match. A.C Francioso were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Wantage United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernardo Vespa took the corner. Bernardo Vespa made a great header on A.C Francioso's corner, it was just that Wantage United's Shukrie Hock managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Teo in the 16th minute of play forced A.C Francioso's goalkeeper Carlo De Lellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Anselmo Pala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shukrie Hock. Wantage United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anselmo Pala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A sloppy throw-in by Ryan Seng in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by A.C Francioso's Antonello Chioda. Shukrie Hock stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardo Vespa's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Bernardo Vespa took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Shukrie Hock. Shukrie Hock dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Wantage United's Zafran Singh got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The wind increased when Lamar Mathews made the kick off in the second half. Shukrie Hock came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by A.C Francioso's Anselmo Pala. But to his dismay, Anselmo Pala quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Sharizan Hock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo De Lellis having to interfere. Andrea Benvenuto kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. If Bernardo Vespa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Wantage United's Shahiran Ramachandran got a free kick in the 60th minute. After having played for 62 minutes, Alberigo Di Mascio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.C Francioso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberigo Di Mascio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alberigo Di Mascio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shukrie Hock having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sharizan Hock in the 67th minute of play forced A.C Francioso's goalkeeper Carlo De Lellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shukrie Hock was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Alberigo Di Mascio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberigo Di Mascio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. Zafran Singh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Carlo De Lellis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardo Vespa might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shukrie Hock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Vespa ran back to his position shaking his head. Shukrie Hock was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Alberigo Di Mascio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberigo Di Mascio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. A collision led to A.C Francioso getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Andrea Benvenuto hit a great ball. Shahiran Ramachandran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo De Lellis having to interfere. Shukrie Hock came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by A.C Francioso's Bernardo Vespa. But to his dismay, Bernardo Vespa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. Shukrie Hock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Vespa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlo De Lellis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lamar Mathews in the 95th minute of the match.