League

South Weber Park
Spectators: 7799 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stevie Thomas kicked off to start the match. Ollie Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Guifre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Lartaun took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 6th minute, Dale Smallwood hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximino Guifre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elliott McCoy's late challenge caught a Saṃsāra Social Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elliott McCoy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th match minute, South Weber AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elliott McCoy to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, South Weber AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Lartaun came free, but Ollie Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Lartaun struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ollie Esposito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saṃsāra Social Club. After 14 minutes of play, Saṃsāra Social Club's Maximino Guifre made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Esposito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ollie Esposito came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Saṃsāra Social Club's Maximino Guifre. But to his dismay, Maximino Guifre quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Ollie Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Guifre in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Maximino Guifre notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ollie Esposito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximino Guifre went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Ollie Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Lartaun in the 28th minute of play. Alvaro Lartaun got in the 33rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Ollie Esposito handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Ollie Esposito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Guifre, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Maximino Guifre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ollie Esposito was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Jorge Benevides hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ollie Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Lartaun in the 38th minute of the match. After some careless play in the South Weber AFC defense, Alvaro Lartaun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ollie Esposito. The South Weber AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ollie Esposito should have stopped the shot. Alvaro Lartaun took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Maximino Guifre made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Alvaro Lartaun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Alvaro Lartaun recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ollie Esposito. Alvaro Lartaun showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. After 57 minutes of play, Saṃsāra Social Club's Alvaro Lartaun made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Esposito was left in no man's land by his defense there! South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save South Weber AFC from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes into the game, Saṃsāra Social Club's Alvaro Lartaun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ollie Esposito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Benevides in the 67th minute of play. Jorge Benevides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Esposito having to interfere. Saṃsāra Social Club's Heriberto London was substituted for Milan McCollum. South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save South Weber AFC from getting a goal against them. Ollie Esposito came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Saṃsāra Social Club's Claudiu Zăhărescu. But to his dismay, Claudiu Zăhărescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-14. Ollie Esposito was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Leon Inguana. 86 minutes into the match, South Weber AFC's goalkeeper Ollie Esposito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabiën van der Bij. Ollie Esposito was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alvaro Lartaun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-15 in the 88 minute of play. Maximino Guifre took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-16. The crowd rose to their feet as Saṃsāra Social Club's Alvaro Lartaun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ollie Esposito. That made the score 0-17 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded Saṃsāra Social Club left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than South Weber AFC.