Friendly League

Arena Umarizal
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adriano van Beek kicked off to start the match. If Adriano van Beek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Seraċini Għawdxin's Ján Oblak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Seraċini Għawdxin from getting a goal against them. Seraċini Għawdxin's Ján Oblak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Seraċini Għawdxin from getting a goal against them. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Hızır Naşit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Negro in the 10th minute of play. Anderson Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Neil Degabriele in the 17th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Hızır Naşit's left hand side. In the 21st minute, Adriano van Beek 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. Hızır Naşit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Owen Grech Cumbo in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute Song Wei Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hızır Naşit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hızır Naşit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Song Wei Yun, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute, Seraċini Għawdxin's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Valdomiro Ribeiro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ján Oblak made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Adriano van Beek sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Negro came free, but Hızır Naşit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Adriano van Beek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ján Oblak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Song Wei Yun made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harry Potter during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Seraċini Għawdxin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Potter to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Negro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hızır Naşit having to make a save. In the 65th minute Song Wei Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hızır Naşit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when ✪ XV de Umarizal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bai Yan Yong didn't get a good kick on the ball. ✪ XV de Umarizal made a substitution. Régis Madureira replaced Orlando Asteri. A collision led to ✪ XV de Umarizal getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bai Yan Yong hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Negro got free with Hızır Naşit in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Song Wei Yun fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Hızır Naşit, passed just outside the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as Fernando Negro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hızır Naşit. That made the score 0-2 in the 89 minute of play. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Ulf Bokelund was substituted for Valdomiro Ribeiro. Ján Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Telmo Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ján Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulf Bokelund, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the game, Ulf Bokelund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ján Oblak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Seraċini Għawdxin eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.