Friendly League

Atherstone
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jürgen Fahlgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Witney City's Jerome Canning got control of the ball when Jürgen Fahlgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jürgen Fahlgren in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerome Canning saved Witney City from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Jürgen Fahlgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerome Canning was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After 13 minutes DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Igor Kyulafliyski who took care of the corner kick. Witney City's Tim Hurren got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tim Hurren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aguirre Verde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Jerome Canning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren in the 23rd minute of play. Aguirre Verde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim Hurren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jürgen Fahlgren scored 1-0 in the 26th 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. If Zbyszko Rywin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aadil Al Sherazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Jerome Canning was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jürgen Fahlgren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 34 minute of play. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stan English in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jürgen Fahlgren in the 39th minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 41 minutes Witney City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jürgen Fahlgren who took care of the corner kick. The corner led DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Jürgen Fahlgren to fire away a dangerous shot which Jerome Canning despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Tim Hurren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Witney City's supporters rose to their feet, but Tim Hurren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aguirre Verde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jürgen Fahlgren in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerome Canning prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tim Hurren was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tim Hurren got free with Aguirre Verde in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th match minute, Witney City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Kyulafliyski to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Zbyszko Rywin notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Witney City's Jerome Canning. Jerome Canning was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jürgen Fahlgren in the 60th minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah made a substitution. Manaf Al Arbash replaced Matthijs van Persie. In the 64th minute of the match Witney City got a corner. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Igor Kyulafliyski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Witney City's Igor Kyulafliyski to fire away a dangerous shot which Aguirre Verde despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Witney City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jürgen Fahlgren was slow to take the kick. During this time DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's players had a chance to rest. In the 80thth minute of the game Jürgen Fahlgren 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. Mark Timmins charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mark Timmins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes Witney City got a freekick which was hit by Mark Timmins. Witney City's Tommy Bond managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Manaf Al Arbash in the 83 minute of the game. Witney City were furious when Gercho Bozhev was red carded, 87 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 88 played minutes Witney City got a freekick which was hit by Gercho Bozhev. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Witney City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stan English to maneuver through the defense.