League

17 de Abril
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jesus Iyan made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Jesus Iyan made a precise shot to the right of Fabian Katia. Go Vegan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Daniil Zografos was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Saverio Raphael capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saverio Raphael really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Go Vegan's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Dlyan came free, but Fabian Katia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Katia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dustin Lieven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Katia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesus Iyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the game, Go Vegan's Saverio Raphael nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniil Zografos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 20 played minutes Go Vegan got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Raphael. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Saverio Raphael took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Daniil Zografos to make any attempt to save it. 26 minutes into the game, Magdalena AFC's Dustin Lieven nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabian Katia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. 29 minutes into the game, Jesus Iyan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Fabian Katia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabian Katia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Roano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Generoso Tallia made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Go Vegan's Claudio Vincent. If Saverio Raphael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 37 minutes of play, Magdalena AFC's Dustin Lieven made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabian Katia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 42nd match minute, Go Vegan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Eufrasio to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Go Vegan's goal looked a bit too open when Dustin Lieven came free, but Fabian Katia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Katia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dustin Lieven in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 3-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saverio Raphael was the one to do the kick off. Fabian Katia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesus Iyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute Dustin Lieven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Katia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 played minutes Go Vegan got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Santos. After some careless play in the Go Vegan defense, Felix Lon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabian Katia. The Go Vegan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabian Katia should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Go Vegan's Fabian Katia got control of the ball when Eddy Dlyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 68 in the game by Felix Lon from a close distance when the talented Fabian Katia managed to make a qualified save. Go Vegan's players were relieved. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saverio Raphael in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniil Zografos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute Go Vegan were awarded a corner. Marcelino Claus went to the cornerflag to take it. Go Vegan's Marcelino Claus was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Daniil Zografos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 81st minute Jesus Iyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Katia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes, Generoso Tallia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magdalena AFC and the Go Vegan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Magdalena AFC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Generoso Tallia hit a great ball. Eddy Dlyan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Fabian Katia made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Saverio Raphael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Magdalena AFC's zone, Elvio Poncio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniil Zografos came out of the goal and Elvio Poncio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Magdalena AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Go Vegan throughout the match.