Friendly League

Highbury
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Nemesio Sol made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th match minute, Red City Marrakech was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krister Nordström to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that David Bartoleme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kauno Pirnes was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Grzegorz Sitko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicodim Mangra in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Bartoleme in the 14th minute of play forced Hidrocarburo FC's goalkeeper Kauno Pirnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red City Marrakech's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Kahlil Suwandi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Hidrocarburo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman came free, but Kauno Pirnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nemesio Sol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Grzegorz Sitko made a huge save. In the 39th minute Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauno Pirnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kauno Pirnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 41st minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Evaristo Froila's late challenge caught a Red City Marrakech's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evaristo Froila helped the player get up and apologised. If Nicodim Mangra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Grzegorz Sitko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kahlil Suwandi, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Kahlil Suwandi sped through Red City Marrakech's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Grzegorz Sitko. 71 minutes into the game, Red City Marrakech's Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kauno Pirnes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Kauno Pirnes made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Nicodim Mangra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grzegorz Sitko was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Grzegorz Sitko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemesio Sol in the 82nd minute of the match. Kahlil Suwandi might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Grzegorz Sitko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kahlil Suwandi ran back to his position shaking his head. Red City Marrakech's Grzegorz Sitko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kahlil Suwandi in the 83rd minute of play. Grzegorz Sitko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemesio Sol in the 84th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Hidrocarburo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Gaizkine to maneuver through the defense. Hidrocarburo FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.