Friendly League

Arena Eduardo Máximo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ulysses Madureira got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Eleven Young Elephants's Darren Carabott got a free kick in the 8th minute. Aaron Tanti came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Clapham Comets F.C.'s Mitchell Godwin. But to his dismay, Mitchell Godwin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 13th minute Koray Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Leguizamón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Ulysses Madureira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aaron Tanti was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Clapham Comets F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ulysses Madureira in the 21st minute. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Jonathan Willetts was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aaron Tanti in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Darren Carabott's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ariel Leguizamón firmly grabbed it by the left post. 24 minutes into the game, Koray Baycan lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Ariel Leguizamón. 27 minutes into the game, Ulysses Madureira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Aaron Tanti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st match minute, Eleven Young Elephants was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daan Jurásek to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Mitchell Godwin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Aaron Tanti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aaron Rambo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcin Cebula in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Tanti saved Eleven Young Elephants from getting behind. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ulysses Madureira got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulysses Madureira in the 46th minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mitchell Godwin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When Mitchell Godwin came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Clapham Comets F.C. 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 Mitchell Godwin couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute, Vilmos Szikora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Tanti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcin Cebula, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. With a little luck, Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti got control of the ball when Marcin Cebula tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Marcin Cebula nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Tanti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Eleven Young Elephants made a substitution. António Silva replaced Daan Jurásek. After 68 minutes Eleven Young Elephants's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ulysses Madureira who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Clapham Comets F.C.'s corner Mitchell Godwin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aaron Tanti quite easily take care of the ball. In the 70th minute, Ulysses Madureira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clapham Comets F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. A collision led to Eleven Young Elephants getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Zlatko Zahovič hit a great ball. Aaron Tanti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mitchell Godwin in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Eleven Young Elephants's Vents Ovdaks got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Charlie Grantham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulysses Madureira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Tanti having to interfere. Clapham Comets F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ulysses Madureira in the 82nd minute. The corner ended in Ulysses Madureira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti did a great save. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Charlie Grantham got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-7. 85 minutes into the match. Aaron Rambo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Eleven Young Elephants booed when Clapham Comets F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Besim Ceylan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clapham Comets F.C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.