Friendly League

GEC Marpla Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Red City Marrakech's David Bartoleme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Claes Ahlfors hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paşa Ali Soysan in the 8th minute of play forced Red City Marrakech's goalkeeper Grzegorz Sitko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Han Yue Hong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Grzegorz Sitko made a huge save. 11 minutes into the match, GEC Marpla's goal looked a bit too open when David Bartoleme came free, but Federico Morini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GEC Marpla's Federico Morini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Bartoleme in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of GEC Marpla booed when Red City Marrakech was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael-Peter Villa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 13 played minutes Red City Marrakech got a freekick which was hit by Nils-Åke Glanselius. Alfredo Benarrivo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Grzegorz Sitko made a huge save. In the 17th minute GEC Marpla were awarded a corner. Mathias Vonk went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Mathias Vonk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Red City Marrakech's Grzegorz Sitko did a great save. 19 minutes into the match, GEC Marpla's Han Yue Hong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grzegorz Sitko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Grzegorz Sitko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Benarrivo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 26 played minutes Red City Marrakech got a freekick which was hit by Claes Ahlfors. Grzegorz Sitko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paşa Ali Soysan, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Bartoleme in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Morini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Federico Morini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Morini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When David Bartoleme, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 35 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Federico Morini was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Grzegorz Sitko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito Silvino in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 42nd minute of play forced GEC Marpla's goalkeeper Federico Morini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Red City Marrakech's Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 45th minute of play forced GEC Marpla's goalkeeper Federico Morini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th match minute, GEC Marpla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julius Meindert to maneuver through the defense.

David Bartoleme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Morini having to interfere. When Red City Marrakech's Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GEC Marpla's goalie prevented a goal. 59 minutes into the match, GEC Marpla's goal looked a bit too open when Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman came free, but Federico Morini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claes Ahlfors hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Paşa Ali Soysan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Sitko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, GEC Marpla's Federico Morini got control of the ball when David Bartoleme tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Federico Morini. The goal made the score 0-1. Federico Morini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute Han Yue Hong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Sitko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Paşa Ali Soysan put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Grzegorz Sitko. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Morini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 82 minutes GEC Marpla's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Bartoleme who took care of the corner kick. Grzegorz Sitko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paşa Ali Soysan in the 84th minute of the match. When Nentres Travers fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GEC Marpla's protests and gave Nentres Travers a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Nentres Travers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Federico Morini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Bartoleme went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 93 played minutes Red City Marrakech got a freekick which was hit by Krister Nordström. Mathias Vonk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Grzegorz Sitko. Red City Marrakech's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Federico Morini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 96th minute of the match.