League

Manuel Marques
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stevie Thomas started the match with the kick off. Stevie Thomas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Engel having to interfere. Todd Chen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Engel having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Richie Carver was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SCU Torreense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave South Weber AFC the free kick. Richie Carver hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, SCU Torreense's goal looked a bit too open when Hakim Belloumi came free, but Claudio Engel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13thth minute of the game Stevie Thomas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SCU Torreense's Claudio Engel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 14th play minutes Hakim Belloumi shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Claudio Engel and just under the crossbar into goal. Elliott McCoy struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Claudio Engel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for South Weber AFC. Todd Chen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 29 minutes into the game, South Weber AFC's Elliott McCoy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio Engel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When Richie Carver was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 35 minutes had been played. Hakim Belloumi struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Claudio Engel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for South Weber AFC. Virgilio Huston kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Osvaldo Burrell kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flint Corley was the one to do the kick off. Hakim Belloumi in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Claudio Engel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Stevie Thomas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudio Engel was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 55th minute of the match, Hakim Belloumi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Claudio Engel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stevie Thomas in the 57th minute of play forced SCU Torreense's goalkeeper Claudio Engel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Engel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hakim Belloumi in the 59th minute. Todd Chen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Claudio Engel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvaldo Burrell hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. SCU Torreense's Osvaldo Burrell got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Osvaldo Burrell off the ground. In the 65th match minute, SCU Torreense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Burrell to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute Todd Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Engel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. South Weber AFC were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after SCU Torreense's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wilfred Vang took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Wilfred Vang got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Claudio Engel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Todd Chen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Claudio Engel came out and tried to block the shot, but Todd Chen slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stevie Thomas in the 79th minute of play forced SCU Torreense's goalkeeper Claudio Engel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Elliott McCoy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Weber AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elliott McCoy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. South Weber AFC's Elliott McCoy got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudio Engel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stevie Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hakim Belloumi got free with Claudio Engel in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flint Corley kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. South Weber AFC were awarded a corner in the 99th minute after SCU Torreense's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wilfred Vang took the corner. South Weber AFC played a much better game than SCU Torreense and deserved their victory. The SCU Torreense players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.