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Match Report
Bradford
Spectators: 7466 (Terracing: 5400,
Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 130) Roman Hlus made the kick off and thus started the match. When Kings Castle's Roman Hlus in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bradford's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Bradford's Leland Wiggins slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cruz Varela. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Cruz Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from George Yost went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Bradford getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ahmet Hafiz Kayan hit a great ball. Bradford's Aidan Stover played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Hlus in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Ian Peachey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bradford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kings Castle the free kick. A collision led to Bradford getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ian Peachey hit a great ball. Aidan Stover took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathieu Dekeyser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathieu Dekeyser hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Leland Wiggins 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. Arda Göksel Hunalp struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Aidan Stover didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kings Castle. Aidan Stover showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Hlus, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of Kings Castle booed when Bradford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Peachey didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Bradford's goal looked a bit too open when Arda Göksel Hunalp came free, but Aidan Stover reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Kings Castle's goal looked a bit too open when Leland Wiggins came free, but Cruz Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Hafiz Kayan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Cruz Varela made a huge save. If Scotty Mueller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Göksel Hunalp in the 43rd minute of play forced Bradford's goalkeeper Aidan Stover to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roman Hlus in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aidan Stover prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Ahmet Hafiz Kayan took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Cruz Varela to make any attempt to save it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leland Wiggins was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Ralph Cuevas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aidan Stover saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Bradford defense, Arda Göksel Hunalp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aidan Stover. The Bradford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aidan Stover should have stopped the shot. Aidan Stover made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Arda Göksel Hunalp sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute, Paolo Nesta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cruz Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Yost in the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Arda Göksel Hunalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aidan Stover saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Leland Wiggins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cruz Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Arda Göksel Hunalp notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Bradford's Aidan Stover. Aidan Stover was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cruz Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Yost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aidan Stover showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scotty Mueller in the 90th minute of the match. Bradford's Ahmet Hafiz Kayan got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leland Wiggins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bradford's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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