MAFL Week 2 Roundup


Immortals - Dongji

Mithuna 14 • Amrita Stadium

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Lanka dazzles, but it isn't enough as DongJi steal the win in Extra Time Play.

Lanka dazzles, but it isn't enough as DongJi steal the win in Extra Time Play.

Immortals heartbroken after Dongji steals the win in extra time with a goal by deCosta.

Dongji was on defence for the majority of the game, with 2 solid goals from Amrita Captain, Uday Lanka. With 6 minutes left in the second half, Cheng was able to convert a pass from Ekberg and tie the game, bringing it into overtime. This is the first 10 minute overtime of Season 2 as officials test out the new rules replacing the sudden death shoot out model of Season 1. Unfortunately, the Immortals faded fast during the 10 extra minutes of overtime, giving deCoast the chance to break the tie for Dongji. 

GOALS

  • HT 27' Lanka scores for Immortals
  • FT 9' Geng scores for Dongji
  • FT 23' Lanka scores again for Immortals
  • FT 24' Cheng scores for Dongji in counterattack
  • ET 4' DeCosta scores winning goal for Dongji

NOTABLE SUBSTITUTIONS

  • FT 8' Cheng substituted for Saqqat due to suit malfunction
SHOTS ON GOAL
17 12
POSSESSION
60% 40%
FOULS
4 3

Dynamos - Al'amal

Mithuna 14 • Novyimir Stadium

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Petrovich celebrates his first goal of the season after beating goalkeeper Ahmed al-Pour with a penalty kick.

Petrovich celebrates his first goal of the season after beating goalkeeper Ahmed al-Pour with a penalty kick.

Al'amal gives away game after foul by Mohar gives Petrovich a chance at the goal.

Dynamo captain Ilya Petrovich #91 nails the penalty and scores his first goal of the season, a beautiful curve straight into the top right corner, to win the match for the Dynamos. Al'amal burned through their roster too quickly with early substitutions and paid the price.  Dynamos back-to-back wins puts them on top of the early season standings. 

SHOTS ON GOAL
21 18
POSSESSION
57% 43%
FOULS
4 4

GOALS

  • HT 8' Baddour scores a goal for Al'amal
  • HT 10' Nikitovna scores for Dynamos
  • HT 12' Samrend scores for Dynamos
  • FT 5' Guler scores for Al'amal
  • FT 25' Petrovich scores the winning goal for Dynamos

NOTABLE SUBSTITUTIONS

  • HT 19' Sodhi replaces Gonzalez when she sprains her ankle after an attempted header

Comets - Wuji Sports Club

Mithuna 15 • Marineris Stadium

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Season 1 veteran, Stephen Liu, opens up the comet offence in his new role as forward while Rookie, Dalton Dunn, makes his first mark in MAFL.

Season 1 veteran, Stephen Liu, opens up the comet offence in his new role as forward while Rookie, Dalton Dunn, makes his first mark in MAFL.

MAFL newcomer, Dalton Dunn, scores his first goal in the final minutes for the match to net a victory for the Comets!

Liu is settling into his new position as the Comets' forward as he opens up scoring with a fantastic header. The Comets are in great form as they rally after last week's loss to Al'amal—their play is flawless tonight. The referees are much more strict this year. McKay is warned with a yellow for bumping into Comet's midfielder, but booked a second time and sent off when she charged into Shelton as they chased the ball. 

GOALS

  • HT 13' Lui for scores for Comets
  • HT 19' Repsas for scores for Wuji
  • FT 27' Dunn scores for Comets
SHOTS ON GOAL
21 12
POSSESSION
67% 33%
FOULS
4 5

Titans - Europa United

Mithuna 15 • San Olympus Stadium

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Tarik Girma gets her first goal as forward and first goal of season to earn a Titan victory in the final minute of extra Time play.

Tarik Girma gets her first goal as forward and first goal of season to earn a Titan victory in the final minute of extra Time play.

Titans and United battle it out in extra time to tie-break a scoreless match.

The teams were evenly matched at San Olympus Stadium as zero goals were scored for the entirety of regulation time. Scoring was opened up by Darkeem Dennis in the first 3 minutes of extra time, but the Titans roared back with 2 goals in quick succession. Titans forward Maria Carballal is taken out of play early on due to a sprained ankle—but she is not expected to miss next week's match against Dongji.

GOALS

  • ET 3' Dennis scores the first goal for Europa United
  • ET 6' Laganah scores for the Titans
  • ET 9' Girma scores the winning goal for the Titans

SUSPENDED

  • Saprai is still benched after being slapped with a red card last week.

NOTABLE SUBSTITUTIONS

  • HT 5' Maria Carballal is pulled out of play after a sprain
  • FT 10' Barlas is replaced by Rouselle after his suit malfunctions

 

SHOTS ON GOAL
22 17
POSSESSION
59% 41%
FOULS
3 6

Stats & Standings

Team Rankings

Team M W L Goals
Dynamo 2 2 0 6
Comets 2 1 1 7
United 2 1 1 6
Dongji 2 1 1 5
Al'Amal Sports Club 2 1 1 4
Wuji Sports Club 2 1 1 4
Titans 2 1 1 3
Immortals 2 0 2 2
Top Scorers
Uday Lanka 2
Avideh Karaaria 2
Zhou Geng 2
Sergey Samrend 2
Husain el Guler 2
Marcus Ekberg 1
Qigang Lian 1
John Ming Wong 1
Adrián Gallo 1
Readale Nash 1