Warsong Gulch
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632,
Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Camillo Ucci got the match started through his kick off. Camillo Ucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Testi came free, but Alam Dyce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nagrand's Alam Dyce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Tagliente in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Alvise Testi got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 12 minutes, Afiz Hee mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nagrand and the I ritirandi di Canaus players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Afiz Hee hit a great ball. Alam Dyce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Negrini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alam Dyce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Ucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. A nice corner shot did that Corrado Negrini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alam Dyce quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Ucci in the 17th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alam Dyce came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Camillo Ucci. But to his dismay, Camillo Ucci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Alam Dyce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Ucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alvise Testi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corrado Negrini in the 27th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Andrea Tagliente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alam Dyce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Tagliente, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amola Fica in the 30th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Nagrand defense, Camillo Ucci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alam Dyce. The Nagrand fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alam Dyce should have stopped the shot. When Corrado Negrini came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the I ritirandi di Canaus 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 Corrado Negrini couldn't finish the play. Rudy Yi-Sheng hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Camillo Ucci cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alam Dyce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Alfonso Simeoni got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Amola Fica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. I ritirandi di Canaus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nagrand the free kick. In the 44th minute, Amola Fica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Frank Marziali fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored I ritirandi di Canaus's protests and gave Frank Marziali a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Frank Marziali hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Nagrand's Rudy Yi-Sheng broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iskandar Phua was the one to do the kick off. Alam Dyce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amola Fica, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute of the game, Andrea Tagliente landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. I ritirandi di Canaus's Carter Del Monte was substituted for Andrea Tagliente. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Nicholas Soon hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Ucci came free, but Alam Dyce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Yi-Sheng in the 61st minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Bianco Roberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alam Dyce was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alvise Testi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 65 minute of play. Alam Dyce came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Camillo Ucci. But to his dismay, Camillo Ucci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 80th minute, Iskandar Phua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amola Fica in the 83rd minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Camillo Ucci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alam Dyce. Nagrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camillo Ucci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After 88 minutes of play, Nagrand's Ali Chai made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bianco Roberto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alam Dyce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amola Fica in the 94th minute of the match. Bianco Roberto came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Nagrand's Rudy Yi-Sheng. But to his dismay, Rudy Yi-Sheng quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-6. I ritirandi di Canaus's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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