League

Mellowbrook Park
Spectators: 9228 (Terracing: 6922, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) Pascal Hayden started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Aníbal Lorenzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvatore Hartley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Cao Shi Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iurie Dășanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Salvatore Hartley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The þînk þ£st ƒç fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 16 minutes into the game, þînk þ£st ƒç's Salvatore Hartley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aníbal Lorenzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Iurie Dășanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shelton Flanagan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to The Team FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Shelton Flanagan hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shelton Flanagan in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iurie Dășanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duncan Allison during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, þînk þ£st ƒç's Duncan Allison got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 47th minute, Pascal Hayden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 48th minute, Marcus Fransson sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu didn't even have to move. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cao Shi Yi to make the kick off. Salvatore Hartley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Salvatore Hartley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aníbal Lorenzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. With a little luck, þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu got control of the ball when Cao Shi Yi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, The Team FC's Shelton Flanagan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iurie Dășanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, The Team FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nigel Cordero came free, but Aníbal Lorenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Shelton Flanagan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iurie Dășanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iurie Dășanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shelton Flanagan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save þînk þ£st ƒç from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Otis Short in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iurie Dășanu saved þînk þ£st ƒç from getting behind. Iurie Dășanu was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Shelton Flanagan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Shelton Flanagan really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. In the 78thth minute of the game Cao Shi Yi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 78 minutes, Cao Shi Yi made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iurie Dășanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shelton Flanagan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iurie Dășanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shelton Flanagan in the 83rd minute of the match. Shelton Flanagan struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Iurie Dășanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Team FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cao Shi Yi in the 88th minute of play forced þînk þ£st ƒç's goalkeeper Iurie Dășanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Nigel Cordero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The þînk þ£st ƒç fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. þînk þ£st ƒç had won after a very even match.