World League

Anxo Carro
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. André Maraschin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, LVCVS AVGVSTI's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Griffin came free, but Geronimo Argi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Ran Jie in the 6th minute of play forced LVCVS AVGVSTI's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Lei Ran Jie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geronimo Argi was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Griffin in the 8th minute of play forced LVCVS AVGVSTI's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rahim Kornes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Maraschin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Geronimo Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Griffin in the 10th minute of play. Dalmacio Onbera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Rahim Kornes made a huge save. Geronimo Argi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Song Wei Yun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Geronimo Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Griffin in the 20th minute of play. Geronimo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Griffin in the 20th minute of play. In the 31st minute Samuel Griffin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Argi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Griffin struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Geronimo Argi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seraċini Għawdxin. If André Maraschin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Felix Orlan's late challenge caught a Seraċini Għawdxin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Orlan helped the player get up and apologised. After 37 played minutes LVCVS AVGVSTI got a freekick which was hit by Felix Orlan. Rahim Kornes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Maraschin in the 39th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Song Wei Yun in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geronimo Argi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Geronimo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Song Wei Yun in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of LVCVS AVGVSTI booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdomiro Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Seraċini Għawdxin's zone, Dalmacio Onbera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rahim Kornes came out of the goal and Dalmacio Onbera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Song Wei Yun to make the kick off. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Geronimo Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Wei Yun in the 51st minute of play. Rahim Kornes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Maraschin in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54thth minute of the game André Maraschin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seraċini Għawdxin's Rahim Kornes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Maraschin in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rahim Kornes saved Seraċini Għawdxin from getting behind. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Geronimo Argi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save LVCVS AVGVSTI from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the match, André Maraschin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rahim Kornes. Seraċini Għawdxin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Maraschin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 64 minutes into the match, LVCVS AVGVSTI's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Griffin. Geronimo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Negro in the 66th minute of play. Geronimo Argi made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Song Wei Yun sent off a good shot on target. LVCVS AVGVSTI made a substitution. Gaudencio Olle replaced Felix Orlan. The supporters of LVCVS AVGVSTI booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Negro didn't get a good kick on the ball. LVCVS AVGVSTI made a substitution. Anatolio Lozano replaced Shi Sha Quan. Fernando Negro hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Ran Jie in the 86th minute of play forced LVCVS AVGVSTI's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Lei Ran Jie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Argi. LVCVS AVGVSTI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lei Ran Jie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Rahim Kornes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Mis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Harry Potter hit a great ball. Rahim Kornes came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by LVCVS AVGVSTI's Lucjan Mis. But to his dismay, Lucjan Mis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1.