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Match Report
Abbey Wood
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rolando Fernandes Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Edgar Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Rolando Fernandes Braga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Jacinto. Abbey Wood's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolando Fernandes Braga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Luís Fonseca notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Whittlesey FC's Hector Dikaté. Hector Dikaté was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rolando Fernandes Braga in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgar Jacinto saved Abbey Wood from getting behind. Rolando Fernandes Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Edgar Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Whittlesey FC's Rolando Fernandes Braga in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abbey Wood's goalie prevented a goal. If Rolando Fernandes Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hector Dikaté showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felíx Valies in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Rolando Fernandes Braga notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Abbey Wood's Edgar Jacinto. Edgar Jacinto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.
In the 52nd minute Whittlesey FC were awarded a corner. Custódio Montinho went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Custódio Montinho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edgar Jacinto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rolando Fernandes Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Canales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rolando Fernandes Braga came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Whittlesey FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rolando Fernandes Braga couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Whittlesey FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Custódio Duarte hit a great ball. If Ambrósio Jaka Jamba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Rolando Fernandes Braga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgar Jacinto was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. A hard shot 81 in the game by Rolando Fernandes Braga from a close distance when the talented Edgar Jacinto managed to make a qualified save. Abbey Wood's players were relieved. When Abbey Wood's Felíx Valies in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Whittlesey FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 91st minute, Ambrósio Jaka Jamba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abbey Wood fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. In the 95th minute, Felíx Valies 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. 95 minutes into the game, Abbey Wood's Ambrósio Jaka Jamba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hector Dikaté made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Abbey Wood fans cheered their team off the field, for while Whittlesey FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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