World League

The Quiver
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eurico Viana made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mel Önen in the 5th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ged Nightingale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eurico Viana's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Eurico Viana might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ged Nightingale. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eurico Viana ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th minute Eurico Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marty Simpson got free with Donato Foddis in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marty Simpson didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 20th minute. Arrows Academy FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 27 minutes Arrows Academy FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ferdinando Colangelo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ferdinando Colangelo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ged Nightingale quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Eurico Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Collins's supporters rose to their feet, but Eurico Viana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ged Nightingale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Eurico Viana came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the AC Collins 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 Eurico Viana couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in AC Collins's zone, Grzegorz Piechna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Foddis came out of the goal and Grzegorz Piechna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When AC Collins's Eurico Viana in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arrows Academy FC's goalie prevented a goal. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arrows Academy FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ferdinando Colangelo was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Collins's players had a chance to rest. The corner led AC Collins's Ferdinando Colangelo to fire away a dangerous shot which Ged Nightingale despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The throw-in from Danny Bartlett in the 44th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AC Collins's Armandinho Loyola. After 45 minutes, Armandinho Loyola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Collins and the Arrows Academy FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, AC Collins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armandinho Loyola to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Reasco Landeros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Marty Simpson made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arrows Academy FC! Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 57th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eurico Viana in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ged Nightingale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60thth minute of the game Eurico Viana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mel Önen struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Ged Nightingale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Collins. AC Collins's Pekko Rino was substituted for Eurico Viana. Ged Nightingale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pekko Rino's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Donato Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Barron in the 69th minute of play. Marty Simpson scored 2-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donato Foddis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marty Simpson in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Foddis saved AC Collins from getting behind. In the 77th minute Arrows Academy FC were awarded a corner. Grzegorz Piechna went to the cornerflag to take it. Pekko Rino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Ged Nightingale made a huge save. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mel Önen, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Collins's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grzegorz Piechna was slow to take the kick. During this time Arrows Academy FC's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Pekko Rino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ged Nightingale was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. With a little luck, Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale got control of the ball when Pekko Rino tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute AC Collins were awarded a corner. Ferdinando Colangelo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ferdinando Colangelo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale did a great save. Wen Jie Ting hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Arrows Academy FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.