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Alvalade Stadium
Spectators: 7995 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Camenzuli started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Andre Lanfranco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vincent Bencini. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. In the 11th minute, Etienne Seracino fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Brandon Dowse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Alex Camenzuli managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Gwann FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Camenzuli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Stellini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Etienne Seracino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Vincent Bencini made a huge save. Vincent Bencini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre Lanfranco in the 30th minute of the match. Andre Lanfranco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, San Gwann FC's Vincent Bencini got control of the ball when Etienne Seracino tried to sneak it across the goal line. San Gwann FC's Vincent Bencini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save San Gwann FC from getting a goal against them. Vincent Bencini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andre Lanfranco's shot from short distance in the 47th minute.

Vincent Bencini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Etienne Seracino in the 54th minute of play. Andre Lanfranco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Vincent Bencini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Etienne Seracino in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vincent Bencini saved San Gwann FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Andre Lanfranco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vincent Bencini was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. If Alex Camenzuli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute of the match Renzo Scifo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vincent Bencini skillfully saved the ball. Andre Lanfranco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Vincent Bencini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, San Gwann FC's goal looked a bit too open when Etienne Seracino came free, but Vincent Bencini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Andre Lanfranco came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Escania Tiflis Nórdicos 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 Andre Lanfranco couldn't finish the play. Brandon Dowse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andre Lanfranco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Etienne Seracino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vincent Bencini. San Gwann FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Etienne Seracino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Andre Lanfranco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Vincent Bencini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vincent Bencini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre Lanfranco in the 89th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Kurt Avellino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in San Gwann FC's zone, Andre Lanfranco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vincent Bencini came out of the goal and Andre Lanfranco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.