Friendly League

Bentley Memorial
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Damian Lind kicked off to start the match. Garry Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aebeed Taher, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Garry Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Othman Monzer in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Lionel Naylor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, Wheatmore High School's Wendell Walton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaser Mido narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Bigam's goalkeeper Gaser Mido had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wendell Walton. Garry Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akram El-Saeed, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. The supporters of Bigam booed when Wheatmore High School was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Sharpe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Akram El-Saeed 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. Garry Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hanafy Abdel Masoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes Wheatmore High School got a freekick which was hit by Roger Aldrich. Wheatmore High School's Garry Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hanafy Abdel Masoud in the 18th minute of play. Gaser Mido came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Wheatmore High School's Wendell Walton. But to his dismay, Wendell Walton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 22nd minute Akram El-Saeed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garry Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Bigam's Hanafy Abdel Masoud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Garry Valentine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 29 minutes of play, Bigam's Hanafy Abdel Masoud made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Garry Valentine was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the match, Wheatmore High School's goal looked a bit too open when Akram El-Saeed came free, but Garry Valentine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Hanafy Abdel Masoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bigam's supporters rose to their feet, but Hanafy Abdel Masoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Garry Valentine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute Aebeed Taher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garry Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaser Mido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wendell Walton in the 46th minute of play. Garry Valentine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batran Nayef in the 47th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Akram El-Saeed made a kick off. Hanafy Abdel Masoud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Garry Valentine made a huge save. In the 54th minute of the match, Aebeed Taher tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Garry Valentine saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Garry Valentine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Batran Nayef in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute Wendell Walton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaser Mido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Lind in the 60th minute of play forced Bigam's goalkeeper Gaser Mido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Aebeed Taher made a precise shot to the right of Garry Valentine. Wheatmore High School's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 65 minutes into the match, Bigam's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Lind came free, but Gaser Mido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute Damian Lind shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaser Mido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Akram El-Saeed reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Garry Valentine. The goal made the score 1-4. Wheatmore High School's Garry Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akram El-Saeed in the 77th minute of play. Garry Valentine was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Aebeed Taher capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aebeed Taher really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Wheatmore High School's Garry Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aebeed Taher in the 81st minute of play. Wheatmore High School's Garry Valentine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Wheatmore High School from getting a goal against them. Akram El-Saeed received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Garry Valentine came out and tried to block the shot, but Akram El-Saeed slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 83rd minute. In the 92nd minute, Damian Lind left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wheatmore High School fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. Bigam played a much better game than Wheatmore High School and deserved their victory. The Wheatmore High School players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.