League

Meadow Lane
Spectators: 7096 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Grealish started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Real Ale Madrid getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Abdulkerim Kunt hit a great ball. Felix Burrows made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristopher Bartlett in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, Real Ale Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matty Deighton to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Kristopher Bartlett made a precise shot to the right of Felix Burrows. Real Ale Madrid's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Abracadabra CF's zone, Fernando Grealish stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Carlos Jaime came out of the goal and Fernando Grealish tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute, Jack Drysdale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abracadabra CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 19th match minute, Real Ale Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seb Thackray to maneuver through the defense. Sammy Pullen hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brett Houghton in the 21st minute of play forced Real Ale Madrid's goalkeeper Felix Burrows to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Abracadabra CF's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Grealish came free, but Juan Carlos Jaime reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Carlos Jaime made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Grealish in the 31st minute of play. Felix Burrows made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristopher Bartlett in the 39th minute of play. In the 46th minute Kristopher Bartlett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Burrows saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Burrows showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brett Houghton, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Abracadabra CF were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The supporters of Abracadabra CF booed when Real Ale Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matty Deighton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th match minute, Real Ale Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sammy Pullen to maneuver through the defense. Abracadabra CF's Juan Carlos Jaime played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esbjörn Fågel in the 60th minute of play. Felix Burrows showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristopher Bartlett, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Fernando Grealish sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Drysdale in the 71st minute of play forced Real Ale Madrid's goalkeeper Felix Burrows to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Real Ale Madrid's Felix Burrows got control of the ball when Kristopher Bartlett tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kristopher Bartlett in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felix Burrows saved Real Ale Madrid from getting behind. The supporters of Abracadabra CF booed when Real Ale Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matty Deighton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Burrows made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Kristopher Bartlett sent off a good shot on target. Juan Carlos Jaime came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Ale Madrid's Esbjörn Fågel. But to his dismay, Esbjörn Fågel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 84th minute, Brett Houghton 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, Abracadabra CF's Kristopher Bartlett got a free kick in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Abracadabra CF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.