League

The Coliseum
Spectators: 8444 (Terracing: 6334, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) Rijosos F.C.'s Zeng Xu Chang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, West Oahu Wave Riders's Wallace Lipscomb got a free kick in the 4th minute. Andre Moses came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Rijosos F.C.'s Odell Santana. But to his dismay, Odell Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Zeng Xu Chang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Andre Moses when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Andre Moses showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeng Xu Chang, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, West Oahu Wave Riders's goal looked a bit too open when Zeng Xu Chang came free, but Andre Moses reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Graham Cummings got a throw-in 19 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Anthony Dickinson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zeng Xu Chang in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andre Moses prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29th minute Vitório Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andre Moses saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Odell Santana struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Andre Moses didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rijosos F.C.. 34 minutes in the game, Vitório Donato fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Andre Moses having to interfere. The Rijosos F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Rijosos F.C.'s Zeng Xu Chang 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 37 played minutes Rijosos F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Odell Santana. West Oahu Wave Riders's Andre Moses played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitório Donato in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the game Fabian Wills made a throw-in which Wallace Lipscomb played forward. Landon Person hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Paris Chatzinikolaou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Frank in the 44th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabian Frank to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Zeng Xu Chang put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Andre Moses. After 57 minutes of play, Rijosos F.C.'s Zeng Xu Chang made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andre Moses was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andre Moses showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitório Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Odell Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andre Moses was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When Vitório Donato came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Rijosos F.C. 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 Vitório Donato couldn't finish the play. Odell Santana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andre Moses having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Rijosos F.C.'s zone, Fabian Frank stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paris Chatzinikolaou came out of the goal and Fabian Frank tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zeng Xu Chang took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andre Moses. Andre Moses dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Andre Moses showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeng Xu Chang, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Andre Moses made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odell Santana in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the West Oahu Wave Riders defense, Zeng Xu Chang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andre Moses. The West Oahu Wave Riders fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andre Moses should have stopped the shot. If Odell Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Odell Santana came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Rijosos F.C. 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 Odell Santana couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Odell Santana got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. There was no doubt that Rijosos F.C. were the better team. Rijosos F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.