League

Shoeburyness
Spectators: 10500 (Terracing: 8000, Seating: 2300, VIP seats: 200) Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse 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. Philip Frost took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kadri Şerafeddin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Philip Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeferino Matos in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Mick Shipperley was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shoeburyness City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shabab Rafah the free kick. In the 8th minute, Mick Shipperley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christopher Lofthouse in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Philip Frost saved Shoeburyness City from getting behind. Feliciano Formerio charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feliciano Formerio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Shabab Rafah's Harvey Pinder got a free kick in the 20th minute. Zeferino Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeferino Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Shabab Rafah's Zeferino Matos got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Shoeburyness City's Philip Frost played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogo Resende in the 25th minute of play. Shabab Rafah's Silviu Lung proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Shabab Rafah from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christopher Lofthouse in the 32nd minute of play forced Shoeburyness City's goalkeeper Philip Frost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shabab Rafah's Zeferino Matos got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Philip Frost showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeferino Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Shabab Rafah's goalkeeper Silviu Lung had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vince Duckworth. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Silviu Lung successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 44th minute Zeferino Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Frost saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vince Duckworth made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christopher Lofthouse got free with Philip Frost in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diogo Resende took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Philip Frost. Philip Frost dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 59 minutes into the match, Shoeburyness City's goal looked a bit too open when Christopher Lofthouse came free, but Philip Frost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harvey Pinder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Frost having to interfere. In the 64th minute Diogo Resende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Frost saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66thth minute of the game Christopher Lofthouse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shoeburyness City's Philip Frost was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68th minute, Christopher Lofthouse 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. In the 70th match minute, Shabab Rafah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damion Croft to maneuver through the defense. Micheal Greenwood took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silviu Lung. Shabab Rafah's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72ndth minute of the game Zeferino Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shoeburyness City's Philip Frost was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Resende in the 75th minute of play forced Shoeburyness City's goalkeeper Philip Frost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joe Gower fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silviu Lung having to interfere. When Micheal Greenwood fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shoeburyness City's protests and gave Micheal Greenwood a yellow card for diving instead. Shabab Rafah made a substitution. Sammy Cegielski replaced Kadri Şerafeddin. The supporters of Shabab Rafah booed when Shoeburyness City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Micheal Greenwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philip Frost made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damion Croft in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute of the match, Christopher Lofthouse got a very nice opportunity to score, but Philip Frost was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Shoeburyness City's Philip Frost got control of the ball when Christopher Lofthouse tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diogo Resende could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Philip Frost made a huge save. Philip Frost made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Lofthouse in the 95th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.