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Arena Rafah
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) Wesley Walker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christopher Lofthouse in the 4th minute of play forced Hadleigh United's goalkeeper Christian Lambert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shabab Rafah's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christopher Lofthouse in the 5th minute. The corner led Shabab Rafah's Wesley Walker to a score. 1-0 in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Christopher Lofthouse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Christian Lambert was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hadleigh United's goalie prevented a goal. After 13 minutes, Christopher Lofthouse made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hadleigh United's Christian Lambert tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Christopher Lofthouse who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Christian Lambert when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Resende in the 19th minute of play forced Hadleigh United's goalkeeper Christian Lambert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christopher Lofthouse struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Christian Lambert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shabab Rafah. Christian Lambert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wesley Walker in the 21st minute. After taking down the ball on Shabab Rafah's corner Christopher Lofthouse fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Christian Lambert quite easily take care of the ball. Christopher Lofthouse might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christian Lambert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christopher Lofthouse ran back to his position shaking his head. Christian Lambert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeferino Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Kadri Şerafeddin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Christian Lambert made a huge save. Christian Lambert was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Christopher Lofthouse capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christopher Lofthouse really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christian Lambert made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Kadri Şerafeddin sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christopher Lofthouse got free with Christian Lambert in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christian Lambert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Resende in the 41st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Hadleigh United's zone, Christopher Lofthouse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Lambert came out of the goal and Christopher Lofthouse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leroy Hornsby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Lambert having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christopher Lofthouse made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christopher Lofthouse in the 54th minute of play forced Hadleigh United's goalkeeper Christian Lambert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Lambert didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The Shabab Rafah fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Christopher Lofthouse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Lambert was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. When Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hadleigh United's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Hadleigh United getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Bradley Phelps hit a great ball. In the 68thth minute of the game Christopher Lofthouse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hadleigh United's Christian Lambert was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Wesley Walker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wesley Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Lambert having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Christian Atkinson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 75 played minutes, Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christian Lambert 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 Shabab Rafah reached it. Christopher Lofthouse took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Lambert. Christian Lambert dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Shabab Rafah's Sammy Cegielski was substituted for Kadri Şerafeddin. Shabab Rafah's Jaime Quintan was substituted for Zeferino Matos. In the 89th minute Sammy Cegielski suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 89 minutes, Gareth Saville mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hadleigh United and the Shabab Rafah players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Hadleigh United's zone, Lance Winter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Lambert came out of the goal and Lance Winter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, Christopher Lofthouse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Lambert. Hadleigh United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christopher Lofthouse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Huey Rashleigh charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Huey Rashleigh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Huey Rashleigh hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Shabab Rafah players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.