ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Frans Snell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrew Dalli's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Esmeralda AFC's Andrew Dalli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frans Snell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Andreas Olsson hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Banegas got free with Frans Snell in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's Zülfü Sungur sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frans Snell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Frans Snell was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zülfü Sungur showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. Frans Snell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Dalli in the 21st minute of the match. With a little luck, Team Xtra personell's Frans Snell got control of the ball when David Banegas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frans Snell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Dalli in the 25th minute of play. Frans Snell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eloy Calvino in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Team Xtra personell's zone, Zülfü Sungur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frans Snell came out of the goal and Zülfü Sungur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Team Xtra personell getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Andreas Olsson hit a great ball. Frans Snell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eloy Calvino in the 34th minute. Esmeralda AFC were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Team Xtra personell's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kong Kun Xu took the corner. Jorge Armani came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Team Xtra personell's Marc Lagerberg. But to his dismay, Marc Lagerberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 40 minutes into the match, Lê Yang sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Frans Snell threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Lê Yang this time. Team Xtra personell's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Andrew Dalli scored to the left of an out of position Frans Snell, making the score, 3-1. David Banegas kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Dalli in the 47th minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Frans Snell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marc Lagerberg to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Andrew Dalli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frans Snell was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. When Esmeralda AFC's Andrew Dalli in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Team Xtra personell's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Eloy Calvino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frans Snell was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the game, David Banegas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Frans Snell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 65 minutes, Eloy Calvino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esmeralda AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eloy Calvino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute, Andrew Dalli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frans Snell was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Frans Snell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute Team Xtra personell were awarded a corner. Jim Brenner went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Team Xtra personell's Jim Brenner to fire away a dangerous shot which Jorge Armani despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Zülfü Sungur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frans Snell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zülfü Sungur in the 81st minute of play. Team Xtra personell's Frans Snell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Dalli in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Kim Nilsson got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Fonda in the 85th minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Frans Snell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Team Xtra personell's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kong Kun Xu was slow to take the kick. During this time Esmeralda AFC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Eloy Calvino heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Karl-Oskar Odman charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Oskar Odman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Frans Snell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Dalli in the 93rd minute of the match. Team Xtra personell's Frans Snell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Calvino in the 95th minute of play. Esmeralda AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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