League

Dhaka Arena
Spectators: 10788 (Terracing: 8092, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 215) After a rather tough play, Bangladesh Football's Lennie Oates got a free kick in the 4th minute. A collision led to STEEL SPORT CLUB getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Boguslaw Burdzel hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, STEEL SPORT CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Lenny Hallam came free, but Zachary Skwira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 played minutes Bangladesh Football got a freekick which was hit by Vance Whittington. In the 11th minute, Roy Chappell 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. Zachary Skwira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Parrott, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, STEEL SPORT CLUB's Zachary Skwira got control of the ball when Jerry Parrott tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeff Gray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Assis in the 17th minute of play. Zachary Skwira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lenny Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Bangladesh Football's zone, Lázaro Assis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeff Gray came out of the goal and Lázaro Assis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Alex Edison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zachary Skwira made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Peter Shepherd sent off a good shot on target. STEEL SPORT CLUB's Zachary Skwira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save STEEL SPORT CLUB from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the match, Lázaro Assis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bangladesh Football's Jeff Gray. Jeff Gray was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alex Edison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeff Gray having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Lázaro Assis made the kick off in the second half. Zachary Skwira came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Bangladesh Football's Peter Shepherd. But to his dismay, Peter Shepherd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Vance Gunn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Roy Chappell managed to get in a good position for a shot. STEEL SPORT CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Roy Chappell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeff Gray breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lázaro Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Jeff Gray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zachary Skwira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Shepherd in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to Bangladesh Football getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Vance Whittington hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, STEEL SPORT CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Shepherd came free, but Zachary Skwira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Lázaro Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st match minute, STEEL SPORT CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Assis to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Jerry Parrott left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bangladesh Football fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Bangladesh Football's Darren Ellis was substituted for Vance Whittington. For all the effort they put into the match, the STEEL SPORT CLUB players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bangladesh Football.