Friendly League

Minsk
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stefan Chegwyn took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jonathon Long hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Taimour Thabit scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jamal Weatherhead, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mounir El-Shater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Chegwyn in the 16th minute of play. Jonathon Long kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Hanafy Islam's late challenge caught a FC Partizan Minsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hanafy Islam helped the player get up and apologised. Mounir El-Shater made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathon Long in the 22nd minute. Aino Ramez kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. FC Partizan Minsk's Peter Chipperfield got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mounir El-Shater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Chegwyn in the 33rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kocaelispor's Abdou Hatem got a free kick in the 35th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Rowan Bacon could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Mounir El-Shater however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdou Hatem during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Partizan Minsk booed when Kocaelispor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdou Hatem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jamal Weatherhead made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taimour Thabit in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to FC Partizan Minsk getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Wes Izzard hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Ramzy Radwan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jamal Weatherhead showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jamal Weatherhead showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taimour Thabit, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fareed Hosny to make the kick off. The supporters of Kocaelispor booed when FC Partizan Minsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rowan Bacon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute, Stefan Chegwyn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mounir El-Shater was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. With a little luck, FC Partizan Minsk's Jamal Weatherhead got control of the ball when Fareed Hosny tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdou Hatem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Jamal Weatherhead tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wes Izzard during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wes Izzard hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jack Rotherfield during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Partizan Minsk's Jack Rotherfield got a free kick in the 68th minute. FC Partizan Minsk's Jamal Weatherhead proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save FC Partizan Minsk from getting a goal against them. In the 70th match minute, FC Partizan Minsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathon Long to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Stefan Chegwyn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mounir El-Shater was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Jamal Weatherhead made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Fareed Hosny sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rowan Bacon in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mounir El-Shater saved Kocaelispor from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Fareed Hosny could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Jamal Weatherhead however easily saved by the left post. Abdou Hatem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jamal Weatherhead having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fareed Hosny got free with Jamal Weatherhead in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Taimour Thabit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.