Friendly League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Gerardo Beard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alaaddin Solskjær was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Lars Sundström managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kurdistan's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Sundström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jospeh McNally breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute of the match FC Kurdistan got a corner. Brooklyn SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yin Yun Fan ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 14th match minute, Brooklyn SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elliot Whitley to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute of the match FC Kurdistan got a corner. Brooklyn SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yin Yun Fan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when Brooklyn SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinicio Millan didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Kurdistan's Carlos-Alberto Bayona managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rickey Ewing in the 24 minute of the game. FC Kurdistan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yin Yun Fan in the 27th minute. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Yin Yun Fan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jospeh McNally quite easily take care of the ball. In the 30th minute FC Kurdistan were awarded a corner. Yin Yun Fan went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Yin Yun Fan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jospeh McNally quite easily take care of the ball. The throw-in from Rickey Ewing in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Kurdistan's Keefer Carragher. 35 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Sundström came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42ndth minute of the game Lars Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lars Sundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Brooklyn SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Kurdistan were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lars Sundström was the one to do the kick off. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Sundström in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jospeh McNally saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Kurdistan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yin Yun Fan in the 58th minute. FC Kurdistan were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Brooklyn SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yin Yun Fan took the corner. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Yin Yun Fan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jospeh McNally quite easily take care of the ball. In the 66th minute, Elliot Nordgren made a precise shot to the right of Jospeh McNally. Brooklyn SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trenton Long in the 73rd minute of the match. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trenton Long in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, George Potra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brooklyn SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kurdistan the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Brooklyn SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Kurdistan:s goal. Jospeh McNally had in the 75thth minute some difficulties stopping Jörgen Levander's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Jörgen Levander scored 0-3 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jospeh McNally, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Elliot Nordgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jospeh McNally made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Elliot Nordgren sent off a good shot on target. Elliot Nordgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 84th minute, Trenton Long left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brooklyn SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The throw-in from Serginho Ramos in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Kurdistan's Erhard Esbo. In the 90th minute, FC Kurdistan's Elliot Nordgren ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jospeh McNally. Jospeh McNally yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. In the 93rd minute, Elliot Nordgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jospeh McNally was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Kurdistan had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.