Friendly League

Braintree
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 14th minute Ruperto Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Bitat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Florencio Mark came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Quantum FC 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 Florencio Mark couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute, Fodil Ouar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Braintree United's Amattaken Akrour got a free kick in the 17th minute. Adam Bitat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Mark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Braintree United getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Kateb Ouenjelli hit a great ball. Justino Frantzes, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Higinio Jordy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fodil Ouar, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Quantum FC's zone, Fodil Ouar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Higinio Jordy came out of the goal and Fodil Ouar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 31 minutes of play, Braintree United's Amine Chadl made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Higinio Jordy was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35thth minute of the game Florencio Mark who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Braintree United's Adam Bitat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Cheikh Mazigh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Braintree United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Quantum FC the free kick. After 37 played minutes Braintree United got a freekick which was hit by Cheikh Mazigh. 38 minutes into the match, Braintree United's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Mark came free, but Adam Bitat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Braintree United's Abdelkrim Adjaoud got a free kick in the 38th minute. A collision led to Quantum FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Godofredo Isusko hit a great ball. If Ruperto Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 47th minute Dario Firmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Bitat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fodil Ouar was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Florencio Mark took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Adam Bitat to make any attempt to save it. Ruperto Santo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Bitat having to interfere. Abdelkrim Adjaoud charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelkrim Adjaoud the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Braintree United getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Abdelkrim Adjaoud hit a great ball. If Florencio Mark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Braintree United's Cheikh Mazigh got his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute. The referee ordered Cheikh Mazigh off the ground. After 67 played minutes Braintree United got a freekick which was hit by Cheikh Mazigh. Florencio Mark received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adam Bitat came out and tried to block the shot, but Florencio Mark slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 69th minute. Higinio Jordy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amine Chadl in the 72nd minute of the match. Ruperto Santo struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Adam Bitat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Quantum FC. After 85 played minutes Ruperto Santo rounded Braintree United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. If Abdelkrim Adjaoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Florencio Mark managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quantum FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Florencio Mark was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Bitat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 93rd minute of the match Abdelkrim Adjaoud completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Abdelkrim Adjaoud a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Abdelkrim Adjaoud hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Braintree United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Quantum FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.