Yardley Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ian Caton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pete Eslworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Castelao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Alicante FC booed when Yardley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graham Brighton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pete Eslworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Saez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Kiko Castelao 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. Alicante FC's Julián Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Goodfellow in the 16th minute of play. Pete Eslworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Castelao in the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to Alicante FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mustafá Carceles hit a great ball. Pete Eslworth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Saez in the 27th minute of play. Enol Soto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pete Eslworth having to make a save. Kiko Castelao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pete Eslworth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Yardley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stephen Goodfellow to maneuver through the defense. Stephen Goodfellow hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Aintza Molina charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aintza Molina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, Alicante FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aintza Molina to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Yardley's zone, Enol Soto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pete Eslworth came out of the goal and Enol Soto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Kiko Castelao came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Alicante 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 Kiko Castelao couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kiko Castelao to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Yardley's Tristram Yeo got a free kick in the 51st minute. Kiko Castelao succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 55th playminute. After some careless play in the Yardley defense, Kiko Castelao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pete Eslworth. The Yardley fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pete Eslworth should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Yardley's goal looked a bit too open when Enol Soto came free, but Pete Eslworth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yardley's Pete Eslworth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Yardley from getting a goal against them. If Enol Soto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the game, Ian Caton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yardley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alicante FC the free kick. In the 65th minute, Ian Caton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yardley's Pete Eslworth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Yardley from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Yardley's zone, Kiko Castelao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pete Eslworth came out of the goal and Kiko Castelao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, Zack Langdon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julián Aballe. Alicante FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zack Langdon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The supporters of Yardley booed when Alicante FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafá Carceles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julián Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zack Langdon in the 78th minute of the match. When Zack Langdon came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Yardley 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 Zack Langdon couldn't finish the play. Sidney Bancroft received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Julián Aballe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kiko Castelao came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pete Eslworth could save by the left post. Kiko Castelao took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pete Eslworth. Pete Eslworth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Ian Caton hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.
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