Friendly League

Thunder Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Razzaq ul-Haq made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Talha Afzal made a precise shot to the right of Lincoln Beal. Thunder FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. South Ockendon's Muhammad Danish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Aguirre in the 8th minute of play. After 10 played minutes, Thunder FC's Errol Schmitz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Muhammad Danish 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 Thunder FC reached it. Razzaq ul-Haq sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Thunder FC's goal looked a bit too open when Talha Afzal came free, but Lincoln Beal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thunder FC's Lincoln Beal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Razzaq ul-Haq in the 14th minute of play. Lincoln Beal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Razzaq ul-Haq in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Razzaq ul-Haq in the 21st minute of play forced Thunder FC's goalkeeper Lincoln Beal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Percy Califf charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Percy Califf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Razzaq ul-Haq in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lincoln Beal saved Thunder FC from getting behind. The supporters of South Ockendon booed when Thunder FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blair Rose didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Eusebio Aguirre reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Muhammad Danish. The goal made the score 1-1. Lincoln Beal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Talha Afzal in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Razzaq ul-Haq ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lincoln Beal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 39 minutes into the match, Thunder FC's goal looked a bit too open when Talha Afzal came free, but Lincoln Beal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes Thunder FC got a freekick which was hit by Alistair Metzger. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eusebio Aguirre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute of the match, Jawad Raja tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lincoln Beal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marcos Shultz hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 59th match minute, Thunder FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Errol Schmitz to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Thunder FC's Lincoln Beal got control of the ball when Rahman Kurd tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Talha Afzal took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Lincoln Beal to make any attempt to save it. Percy Califf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Talha Afzal got free with Lincoln Beal in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Muhammad Danish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percy Califf, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute, Percy Califf ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Muhammad Danish was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Talha Afzal took a quick shot and it went in 3-5 without a chance for Lincoln Beal to make any attempt to save it. Lincoln Beal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rahman Kurd in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Talha Afzal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The South Ockendon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-6. Lincoln Beal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jawad Raja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lincoln Beal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Razzaq ul-Haq, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Eusebio Aguirre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.