Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797,
Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salah El Aska got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Wallach came free, but Wasil El Makhtoub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Wallach in the 4th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Wasil El Makhtoub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Sylwester Kaczeniak made a precise shot to the right of Wasil El Makhtoub. Líbano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Líbano's Wasil El Makhtoub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Kaczeniak in the 11th minute of play. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Salah El Aska scored to the left of an out of position Leszek Grocholski, making the score, 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Salah El Aska could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Leszek Grocholski however easily saved by the left post. In the 21st match minute, KSF Racovia Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Nikodemski to maneuver through the defense. Salim Haddad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leszek Grocholski. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Ibrahim Nadal came free, but Leszek Grocholski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leszek Grocholski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wassim Imad, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Kacper Skaradowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Líbano the free kick. With a little luck, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski got control of the ball when Salah El Aska tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of KSF Racovia Częstochowa booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waddah Dajaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute of the match Kacper Skaradowski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wasil El Makhtoub showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Nour Jabbar came free, but Leszek Grocholski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Aleksander Walentowicz got a free kick in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Ibrahim Nadal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leszek Grocholski. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ibrahim Nadal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sylwester Kaczeniak was the one to do the kick off. Leszek Grocholski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah El Aska, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibrahim Nadal in the 54th minute of play forced KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalkeeper Leszek Grocholski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waddah Dajaj's late challenge caught a KSF Racovia Częstochowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waddah Dajaj helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Waddah Dajaj hit a great ball. The supporters of KSF Racovia Częstochowa booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jalal Rajab didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksander Walentowicz got his second yellow card in the match during the 60th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 61 played minutes KSF Racovia Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Walentowicz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wassim Suoud in the 66th minute of play forced KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalkeeper Leszek Grocholski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leszek Grocholski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ibrahim Nadal, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute of the match Líbano got a corner. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Salim Haddad ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Salim Haddad almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski did a great save. 72 minutes into the game, Salim Haddad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KSF Racovia Częstochowa the free kick. Salim Haddad hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Líbano's Wasil El Makhtoub proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Líbano from getting a goal against them. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Líbano! Wasil El Makhtoub had in the 76thth minute some difficulties stopping Kacper Skaradowski's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 2-2 came in the 76th minute when Kacper Skaradowski all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Wasil El Makhtoub. Leszek Grocholski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ibrahim Nadal in the 80th minute of the match. Wasil El Makhtoub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Wallach in the 84th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Salah El Aska. 88 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Sylwester Kaczeniak came free, but Wasil El Makhtoub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salah El Aska took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leszek Grocholski. Leszek Grocholski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Kacper Skaradowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wasil El Makhtoub having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Líbano fans cheered their team off the field, for while KSF Racovia Częstochowa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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