Friendly League

Witney Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tim Hurren took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tim Hurren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Antonio Buccella made a huge save. A well-hit corner resulted in Nicholas Langsford heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Witney City's Jerome Canning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvard Slæggerup in the 10th minute of play. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Slæggerup, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Edvard Slæggerup came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 16 minutes, Nicholas Langsford managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gabbro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicholas Langsford was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Slæggerup in the 19th minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 played minutes Gabbro FC got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Mancinelli. Jerome Canning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Slæggerup in the 24th minute of the match. Antonio Buccella didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Witney City's Stan English shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in Witney City's zone, Edvard Slæggerup stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerome Canning came out of the goal and Edvard Slæggerup tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edvard Slæggerup struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Jerome Canning didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gabbro FC. Antonio Buccella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tim Hurren in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Gabbro FC's goalkeeper Antonio Buccella had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tim Hurren. Stan English scored 2-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonio Buccella, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lasse Eskeland kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Igor Kyulafliyski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edvard Slæggerup stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jerome Canning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Slæggerup in the 53rd minute of the match. Antonio Buccella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim Hurren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Witney City's Jerome Canning proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Witney City from getting a goal against them. Jerome Canning made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edvard Slæggerup in the 62nd minute. Witney City's Jerome Canning proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Witney City from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Witney City's Jerome Canning got control of the ball when Edvard Slæggerup tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicholas Langsford, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Nicholas Langsford scored 2-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerome Canning, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jerome Canning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicholas Langsford in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Slæggerup in the 70th minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvard Slæggerup took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerome Canning. Jerome Canning dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Nicholas Langsford received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jerome Canning came out and tried to block the shot, but Nicholas Langsford slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 73rd minute. In the 78thth minute of the game Edvard Slæggerup who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Witney City's Jerome Canning was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabbro FC's Antonio Buccella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tim Hurren in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gabbro FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Igor Kyulafliyski was slow to take the kick. During this time Witney City's players had a chance to rest. Igor Kyulafliyski made a great header on Witney City's corner, it was just that Gabbro FC's Antonio Buccella managed to reach the ball for a save. Fedele Di Prinzio charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedele Di Prinzio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Witney City booed when Gabbro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedele Di Prinzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tim Hurren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.