Friendly League

Marrakesh Complèxe
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Crusaders getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Eliseo Iratzeder hit a great ball. In the 4th minute Abdellatif Benkhirane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Paddle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 minutes Crusaders's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nacer Khlifi who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Alessio Bolognesi to score against Ernest Paddle in Crusaders's goal. 1-0 after 6 minutes. 9 minutes into the game, Crusaders's Todd Morrison nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastião Salgado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustacio Astrada, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Alan Mota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Ernest Paddle made a huge save. When Crusaders's Todd Morrison in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marrakech FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute of the match, Nacer Khlifi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ernest Paddle saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 29 minutes into the match, Crusaders's goalkeeper Ernest Paddle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Mota. In the 31st minute Suavi Turhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Humphrey Virgin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marrakech FC's Alan Mota managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Porter Rishton in the 39 minute of the game. In the 43rd minute, Suavi Turhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crusaders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Humphrey Virgin to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Crusaders defense, Nacer Khlifi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernest Paddle. The Crusaders fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernest Paddle should have stopped the shot. Nacer Khlifi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ernest Paddle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Suavi Turhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Sebastião Salgado made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Todd Morrison sent off a good shot on target. Ernest Paddle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacer Khlifi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 68th minute of play forced Crusaders's goalkeeper Ernest Paddle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Crusaders's zone, Nacer Khlifi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Paddle came out of the goal and Nacer Khlifi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Crusaders's Nath Hislop was substituted for Todd Morrison. Sebastião Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humphrey Virgin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 73rd minute of play forced Crusaders's goalkeeper Ernest Paddle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Crusaders's Stavros Keratomenos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sebastião Salgado. Sebastião Salgado yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. If Abdellatif Benkhirane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Porter Rishton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastião Salgado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nath Hislop went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Sebastião Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suavi Turhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Crusaders supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Crusaders would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.