League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 9213 (Terracing: 6912, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felice Tacco started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Antonio Di Luca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélio O'Connell. Maritek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Di Luca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Di Luca came free, but Hélio O'Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélio O'Connell made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Antonio Di Luca sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Maritek FC's Amola Bamba got a free kick in the 9th minute. Antonio Di Luca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hélio O'Connell firmly grabbed it by the left post. Amola Bamba hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Old BaoBaB Accademy made a substitution. Emilio Buffone replaced Anfilogino Furia. In the 17th match minute, Maritek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Snow to maneuver through the defense. When Robert Pirès came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Old BaoBaB Accademy 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 Robert Pirès couldn't finish the play. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Buffone in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Pirès came free, but Hélio O'Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Maritek FC from getting a goal against them. Zhang Hong Xun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Santo in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Santo came free, but Zhang Hong Xun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Buffone came free, but Hélio O'Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41stth minute of the game Ferruccio Zarillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old BaoBaB Accademy's Zhang Hong Xun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Maritek FC fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Maritek FC's Ferruccio Zarillo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Maritek FC from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Di Luca to make the kick off. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Zhang Hong Xun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Zarillo in the 53rd minute of play. Hélio O'Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Buffone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhang Hong Xun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Zarillo in the 61st minute of play. In the 65th minute, Junior Junel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Maritek FC were awarded a corner. Andrea Mariani went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Andrea Mariani got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zhang Hong Xun quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 71 minutes into the match, Emilio Buffone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélio O'Connell. Maritek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Buffone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Prince Queen was substituted for Robert Pirès. Maritek FC made a substitution. Federico Ondino replaced Felice Tacco. With a little luck, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Zhang Hong Xun got control of the ball when Federico Ondino tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Ursino in the 78th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélio O'Connell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Ursino in the 82nd minute of the match. Emilio Buffone hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the game, Tomás Moita recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zhang Hong Xun. Tomás Moita showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Hélio O'Connell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 95th minute of the match. Old BaoBaB Accademy's attack was well implemented in the 95th minute, but when Antonio Di Luca was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick.