Friendly League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Juventus Telford's Daniel Crabtree started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alastair Wishart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Iker Carabajal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6thth minute of the game Daniel Crabtree who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purple Talents's Iker Carabajal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Vince Nicoll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shane Brindley. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. 15 minutes into the game, Qiu Feng Guo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Shane Brindley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Qiu Feng Guo scored 3-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shane Brindley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 23 minutes, Antonio Spoelbergs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purple Talents's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonio Spoelbergs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qiu Feng Guo in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shane Brindley saved Juventus Telford from getting behind. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Shane Brindley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Purple Talents's Iker Carabajal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tris Hurst in the 36th minute of play. Juventus Telford's Teddy Winter was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Iker Carabajal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Shane Brindley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Joost De kaiser in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jan-Joost De kaiser made the kick off in the second half. Iker Carabajal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tris Hurst went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Jake Coton hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Shane Brindley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Joost De kaiser, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Qiu Feng Guo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shane Brindley read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Purple Talents. Qiu Feng Guo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Shane Brindley. 5-1. In the 73rd match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Volle to maneuver through the defense. Purple Talents's Iker Carabajal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barney Garner in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Juventus Telford getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jake Coton hit a great ball. Shane Brindley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jan-Joost De kaiser hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Jake Coton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shane Brindley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qiu Feng Guo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Joost De kaiser in the 91st minute of play. The corner led to Purple Talents's Antonio Spoelbergs getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Purple Talents were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Juventus Telford for a fine match.