Friendly League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ged Pope started the match with the kick off. Ged Pope took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Waselewicz. Emil Waselewicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Matty Tinker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Waselewicz having to interfere. After some careless play in the T H F C defense, Hatemi Sabih kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Radcliffe. The T H F C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Radcliffe should have stopped the shot. After 15 minutes, Tytus Piechna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors and the T H F C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Ged Pope hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jesús Imaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dan Radcliffe made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Kristoffer Nimtofte sent off a good shot on target. Dan Radcliffe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristoffer Nimtofte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Radcliffe was a little too slow when Jesús Imaz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-1. 31 minutes into the match, T H F C's goalkeeper Dan Radcliffe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hatemi Sabih. Kristoffer Nimtofte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dan Radcliffe having to make a save. Kristoffer Nimtofte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Dan Radcliffe made a huge save. Pete Sullivan's late challenge caught a DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pete Sullivan helped the player get up and apologised. Pete Sullivan kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th play minute Jesús Imaz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dan Radcliffe. 3-1. T H F C's Dan Radcliffe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save T H F C from getting a goal against them. Kristoffer Nimtofte scored 4-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dan Radcliffe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kristoffer Nimtofte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Dan Radcliffe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jesús Imaz made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as T H F C's Ged Pope slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emil Waselewicz. That made the score 4-2 after 58 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors's Jaroslaw Jekot got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Wayne Campbell sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors's Emil Waselewicz didn't even have to move. Quentin Forrest charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Quentin Forrest the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quentin Forrest to maneuver through the defense. Dan Radcliffe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesús Imaz in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute Kristoffer Nimtofte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Radcliffe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Radcliffe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristoffer Nimtofte in the 74th minute of the match. Dan Radcliffe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesús Imaz in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Kristoffer Nimtofte came free, but Dan Radcliffe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Radcliffe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesús Imaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jesús Imaz in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dan Radcliffe saved T H F C from getting behind. Quentin Forrest kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors's Edgar Kaczor was substituted for Rob Halliwell. DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors made a substitution. Alfred Terasek replaced Kristoffer Nimtofte. 90 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Terasek came free, but Dan Radcliffe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of T H F C booed when DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Sitko didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesús Imaz in the 93rd minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Dan Radcliffe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. DawcyMocyWNocy Juniors had played much better football throughout.