League

The Colosseum
Spectators: 9222 (Terracing: 6918, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ignacio Alvarez kicked off to start the match. AC Tangra's Talat Ağçelik quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Arnaldo Pepillo, made in the 2nd minute of the game. If Jeferson Abraão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valko Nanyov in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Slavyan Mechkuev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluigi Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Ignacio Alvarez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gianluigi Buffon came out and tried to block the shot, but Ignacio Alvarez slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. In the 20th minute Antonio Sciotto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Tangra's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slavyan Mechkuev in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Abraão came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeferson Abraão might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andoni Zubizarreta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeferson Abraão ran back to his position shaking his head. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeferson Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valko Nanyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GARGOYLES! AC Tangra's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Sciotto in the 40th minute of play. Gianluigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Sciotto, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. AC Tangra's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Sciotto in the 43rd minute of play. After 45 minutes AC Tangra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Naycho Dotzov who took care of the corner kick. Velimir Kalaykov thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Gianluigi Buffon, a very annoying self made goal in the 45th minute which led to 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jeferson Abraão made the kick off in the second half. In the 50thth minute of the game Valko Nanyov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Tangra's Gianluigi Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 56th minute, Valko Nanyov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GARGOYLES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. AC Tangra's Tencho Desev was substituted for Evaristo Duarte. AC Tangra made a substitution. Barnaba Limanowski replaced Jeferson Abraão. In the 61st minute, Valko Nanyov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GARGOYLES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 63 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Barnaba Limanowski. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Tangra's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's Ignacio Alvarez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gianluigi Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Andoni Zubizarreta made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Barnaba Limanowski sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute Barnaba Limanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andoni Zubizarreta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barnaba Limanowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andoni Zubizarreta having to make a save. When Valko Nanyov came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the GARGOYLES 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 Valko Nanyov couldn't finish the play. A collision led to AC Tangra getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Talat Ağçelik hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. GARGOYLES had played much better football throughout.