Friendly League

Valley Stream FC
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Djamal Akrour kicked off to start the match. Djamal Akrour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Apple Inc.'s Erik Best got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Apple Inc.'s goalkeeper Tobias Cronin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A throw-in in the 12th minute of the game was made by Boyce Overton with Johnnie Ciauri as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tobias Cronin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Djamal Akrour, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 14th minute, Djamal Akrour left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valley Stream fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Tobias Cronin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Diafat, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Tobias Cronin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frantz Daham in the 23rd minute of play. The throw-in from Lance Cervantes in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Valley Stream's Abd al-Asis Belkhadem. In the 26th minute of the match Boyce Overton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amar Maillot showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Apple Inc.'s Erik Best got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamal Akrour in the 34th minute of play forced Apple Inc.'s goalkeeper Tobias Cronin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Djamal Akrour took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Tobias Cronin to make any attempt to save it. Amar Maillot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Best, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Norbert Loyd made the kick off in the second half. Djamal Akrour struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Tobias Cronin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valley Stream. Djamal Akrour struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Tobias Cronin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valley Stream. Amar Maillot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norbert Loyd in the 62nd minute of play. Erik Best received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Amar Maillot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erik Best received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Amar Maillot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd match minute, Valley Stream was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abd al-Asis Belkhadem to maneuver through the defense. Lance Cervantes, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Abd al-Asis Belkhadem hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. From close distance Alec Kenny pressed in the 2-1 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 78 minutes into the game. Norbert Loyd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tobias Cronin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamal Akrour in the 83rd minute of play. Abd al-Asis Belkhadem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobias Cronin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. If Djamal Akrour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apple Inc.'s Collin Spears was substituted for Alec Kenny. For all the effort they put into the match, the Apple Inc. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Valley Stream.