Friendly League

JJ Okocha Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when David Bartoleme took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Yoruba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman came free, but Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Åke Glanselius kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Red City Marrakech's goalkeeper Grzegorz Sitko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Festus Owotoki. Grzegorz Sitko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Festus Owotoki in the 12th minute. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Bartoleme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Berger got a throw-in 19 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman. After 21 played minutes Yoruba FC got a freekick which was hit by Festus Owotoki. Yoruba FC's Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 24th minute of play. After 28 minutes Yoruba FC'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. The corner led Red City Marrakech's David Bartoleme to fire away a dangerous shot which Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Yoruba FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Bartoleme came free, but Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ime Sunday Erukpeme hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when David Bartoleme in the 34th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo's left hand side. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Bartoleme in the 39th minute of the match. Festus Owotoki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Grzegorz Sitko made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Bartoleme went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tochi Oluwafemi was the one to do the kick off. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Yoruba FC defense, Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo. The Yoruba FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo should have stopped the shot. After 59 minutes, Festus Owotoki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yoruba FC and the Red City Marrakech players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Red City Marrakech booed when Yoruba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Festus Owotoki didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo. That made the score 0-3 in the 60 minute of play. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 63rd minute of play. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With his leg Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Red City Marrakech's David Bartoleme fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 0-4 when David Bartoleme sped through Yoruba FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo 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. Victor Berger shot from long distance in the 72nd minute, but Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 74th minute, Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman 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. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 82nd minute of the match. A very nice done corner allowed Claes Ahlfors to score against Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo in Yoruba FC's goal. 0-6 after 84 minutes. Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Chukwudi Henry Odhiambo, 0-7. Red City Marrakech's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.