Friendly League

Witney Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tim Hurren took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tim Hurren got free with Barış Akdoğ in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Witney City's Tim Hurren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Barış Akdoğ. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Rio Best managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Witney City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rio Best was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Festa in the 15th minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Raichu JK were awarded a corner. José Vilhena went to the cornerflag to take it. 17 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Festa came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tim Hurren got free with Barış Akdoğ in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jerome Canning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vilhena in the 20th minute of play. Jerome Canning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Festa in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Raichu JK's goalkeeper Barış Akdoğ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tim Hurren. In the 26th minute, Tim Hurren 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. 31 minutes into the match, Witney City's Tim Hurren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Barış Akdoğ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, José Vilhena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerome Canning. Witney City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Vilhena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Barış Akdoğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rio Best in the 37th minute of play. Raichu JK's Barış Akdoğ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Raichu JK from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute, Rio Best made a precise shot to the right of Barış Akdoğ. Raichu JK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 45 minutes into the match, Witney City's Rio Best sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Barış Akdoğ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 45th minute, Rio Best made a precise shot to the right of Barış Akdoğ. Raichu JK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a defensive mix-up in Raichu JK's zone, Tim Hurren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barış Akdoğ came out of the goal and Tim Hurren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 53 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Festa came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 minutes Witney City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was José Vilhena who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that José Vilhena got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jerome Canning quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 55 minutes into the match, Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide Festa. Jerome Canning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kartal Müfit in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Raichu JK getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ayhan Kınay hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Festa in the 61st minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugeniusz Mruk during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Witney City's Eugeniusz Mruk got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Barış Akdoğ had in the 68thth minute some difficulties stopping Igor Kyulafliyski's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Jerome Canning made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when José Vilhena sent off a good shot on target. Tim Hurren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rdth minute of the game Tim Hurren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Raichu JK's Barış Akdoğ was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Galip İmamoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Rio Best fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barış Akdoğ having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Festa came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerome Canning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Festa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Rio Best notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Raichu JK's Barış Akdoğ. Barış Akdoğ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Witney City fans cheered their team off the field, for while Raichu JK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.