U23 League

Theatre of Dionysus
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Madjid Raï started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dagan Eicke hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Amputees FC's Neville Peach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Amputees FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Madjid Raï got free with Neville Peach in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chop Chop F.C.'s Mehdi Souakri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Laing in the 16th minute of play. With his leg Neville Peach managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Chop Chop F.C.'s Madjid Raï fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Mamaar Chedda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chop Chop F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mamaar Chedda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neville Peach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mamaar Chedda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Neville Peach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Mehdi Souakri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carleton Howie went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Madjid Raï in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Neville Peach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amputees FC were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Chop Chop F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcus Roach took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Chop Chop F.C.'s goalie and right to Ed Royans. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Chop Chop F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The attack was good, but when Madjid Raï in the 41st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 43rd minute, Marcus Roach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcus Roach hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

In the 54th match minute, Chop Chop F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Belloumi to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chop Chop F.C.'s goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Noureddine Belloumi fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chop Chop F.C.'s protests and gave Noureddine Belloumi a yellow card for diving instead. After 59 played minutes Chop Chop F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Noureddine Belloumi. Madjid Raï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Chop Chop F.C. booed when Amputees FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Roach didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Madjid Raï managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chop Chop F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Madjid Raï was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neville Peach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abraham Laing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Mehdi Souakri made a huge save. In the 75th minute of the match, Abraham Laing tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mehdi Souakri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Chop Chop F.C. made a substitution. Abdelaziz Ben Khalidi replaced Noureddine Belloumi. Mehdi Souakri made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Abraham Laing sent off a good shot on target. Amputees FC's Dagan Eicke got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Souakri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chop Chop F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Amputees FC the free kick. Amputees FC's Marcus Roach shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 93rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mehdi Souakri but with some difficulty. Neville Peach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Madjid Raï in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Amputees FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.