Derby County
Spectators: 7638 (Terracing: 5999,
Seating: 1599, VIP seats: 40) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Craig Crain started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Shahin FC got a freekick which was hit by Aron Crane. In the 10th minute, Craig Crain 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. Young Melton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Craig Crain in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute Craig Crain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Young Melton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otis Kirkland got free with Young Melton in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20thth minute of the game Craig Crain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shahin FC's Young Melton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Craig Crain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Young Melton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Chong Beaulac notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Shahin FC's Young Melton. Young Melton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Miles Bacon made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jan Stanley however managed to control. Aron Crane made in the 34th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Valentin Benavides. In the 35th minute Craig Crain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Young Melton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Young Melton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Craig Crain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeromy Martineau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyree Matlock in the 40th minute of the match. Jeromy Martineau came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Shahin FC's Jan Stanley. But to his dismay, Jan Stanley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 46th minute, one of Derby County:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Derby County. Shahin FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edwin Shea in the 48th minute. Valentin Benavides was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post.
The wind increased when Jan Stanley made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Charlie Huber threw the ball into play from the sideline. Shahin FC's Alva Louineaux quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 59th minute Tyree Matlock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeromy Martineau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Shahin FC's Valentin Benavides got a free kick in the 60th minute. Craig Crain might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Young Melton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Craig Crain ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 63 minutes, Craig Crain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Derby County's supporters crossed their fingers, but Craig Crain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Derby County's Craig Crain got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Derby County fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Derby County's Craig Crain looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 82 minutes into the game, Shahin FC's Jan Stanley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeromy Martineau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Craig Crain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alva Louineaux charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alva Louineaux the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes Shahin FC got a freekick which was hit by Alva Louineaux. An unexpectedly hard shot by Craig Crain in the 91st minute of play forced Shahin FC's goalkeeper Young Melton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Derby County's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ahmed Leach in the 92nd minute. Craig Crain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Young Melton read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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