Swindon Park
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141,
Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdellatif Benkhirane got the match started through his kick off. Jon Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacer Khlifi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastião Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dale Fawell in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacer Khlifi in the 10th minute of play forced Valiant F.C's goalkeeper Jon Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Marrakech FC booed when Valiant F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feng Xiang Yun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastião Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dale Fawell in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Valiant F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Nacer Khlifi came free, but Jon Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon Connell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacer Khlifi in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27thth minute of the game Dale Fawell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Askew. 36 minutes into the game, Abdellatif Benkhirane cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jon Connell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jon Connell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacer Khlifi in the 39th minute of the match. Edmundo Linares hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Dale Fawell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sebastião Salgado having to make a save. With an all-out effort, Valiant F.C's Sebastião Salgado threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dale Fawell, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Misael Diaz made in the 47th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nacer Khlifi however managed to control. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The supporters of Marrakech FC booed when Valiant F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Askew didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Dale Fawell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valiant F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dale Fawell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Dale Fawell notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado. Sebastião Salgado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sebastião Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dale Fawell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastião Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dale Fawell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Ting Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dale Fawell came free, but Sebastião Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdellatif Benkhirane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jon Connell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, You Wei Bing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 played minutes, Valiant F.C's Gonzalo Astrada shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Valiant F.C reached it. Alan Mota charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alan Mota the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Alan Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute Adam Askew shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Adam Askew's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastião Salgado was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Valiant F.C'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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