League

Tadcaster Park
Spectators: 8266 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 216) An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Tătaru in the 10th minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Tadcaster City's Severino Incendio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacinto Espinoza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Basel Al Balool sped through Tadcaster City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luke Warren. In the 24thth minute of the game Pankracy Zatorski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tadcaster City's Luke Warren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Severino Incendio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Jacinto Espinoza made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Tadcaster City's goal looked a bit too open when Basel Al Balool came free, but Luke Warren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 30 minutes, Panait Tătaru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tadcaster City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Panait Tătaru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Tadcaster City booed when Ad Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oun Al Hajraf didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ad Academy's zone, Panait Tătaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Espinoza came out of the goal and Panait Tătaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ad Academy's Jacinto Espinoza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Tătaru in the 37th minute of play. Luke Warren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Zatorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basel Al Balool fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Warren having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Pankracy Zatorski 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basel Al Balool to make the kick off. Luke Warren made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Pankracy Zatorski sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, Ad Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Tătaru came free, but Jacinto Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Espinoza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Incendio in the 64th minute of play. Panait Tătaru kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Severino Incendio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Severino Incendio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Espinoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Basel Al Balool took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Luke Warren to make any attempt to save it. After 84 minutes, Aadil Al Dabos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ad Academy and the Tadcaster City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aadil Al Dabos kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Jacinto Espinoza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Incendio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jacinto Espinoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Incendio in the 88th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panait Tătaru in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacinto Espinoza saved Ad Academy from getting behind. In the 95thth minute of the game Pankracy Zatorski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tadcaster City's Luke Warren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pankracy Zatorski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Ad Academy players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.