World League

Syd Barret
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael Lamberto made the kick off which started today's match. Bordat Aries took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Gartxot. Fernando Gartxot 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. Avram Lucan scored 0-2 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernando Gartxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Gilesindo in the 11th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Fernando Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Manole Brănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Picca in the 14th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Fernando Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Hope AFC's Bordat Aries nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Gartxot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 18 minutes into the match, Bordat Aries had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Gartxot. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bordat Aries was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 21 minutes into the game, Hope AFC's Bordat Aries nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Gartxot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Codrin Ieremia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernando Gartxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Hope AFC's Codrin Ieremia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Gartxot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After 27 played minutes Pink Floyd got a freekick which was hit by Cristobal Lizer. In the 30th minute Manole Brănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Fabian Gilesindo notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Pink Floyd's Fernando Gartxot. Fernando Gartxot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fernando Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Gilesindo in the 35th minute of the match. Manole Brănescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute Fabian Gilesindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Emiliano Picca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Gartxot. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emiliano Picca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Pink Floyd's Fernando Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Gilesindo in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Manole Brănescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernando Gartxot was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. The Pink Floyd players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hope AFC were winning 0-10.

Hope AFC made a substitution. Mihăiţă Iriza replaced Fabian Gilesindo. The wind increased when Manole Brănescu made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Bordat Aries had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Gartxot. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bordat Aries was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. The Hope AFC fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Hope AFC's Mihăiţă Iriza 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 0-12 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Mihăiţă Iriza took a quick shot and it went in 0-14 without a chance for Fernando Gartxot to make any attempt to save it. Pink Floyd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Codrin Ieremia scored to the left of an out of position Fernando Gartxot, making the score, 0-15. 70 minutes into the match, Mihăiţă Iriza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Gartxot. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mihăiţă Iriza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-16. Mihăiţă Iriza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernando Gartxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Bordat Aries's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Fernando Gartxot skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some careless play in the Pink Floyd defense, Avram Lucan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Gartxot. The Pink Floyd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Gartxot should have stopped the shot. Mihăiţă Iriza took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Gartxot. Fernando Gartxot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-19. If Manole Brănescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avram Lucan got free with Fernando Gartxot in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pink Floyd's Fernando Gartxot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Pink Floyd from getting a goal against them. Fernando Gartxot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Picca in the 90th minute. Fernando Gartxot was a little too slow when Manole Brănescu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 0-20. The Hope AFC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Hope AFC's Manole Brănescu 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 0-21 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bordat Aries scored 0-22 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernando Gartxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Pink Floyd fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hope AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.