Friendly League

Cupertino
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alec Kenny kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Valley Stream booed when Apple Inc. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alec Kenny didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Cronin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamal Akrour in the 5th minute of play. Tobias Cronin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Djamal Akrour's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yacine Kouri during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Valley Stream getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Yacine Kouri hit a great ball. Kamel Boudiaf charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kamel Boudiaf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Valley Stream getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Kamel Boudiaf hit a great ball. Kamel Boudiaf was shown his second yellow card after 19 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 20th minute, Kamel Boudiaf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Djamal Akrour notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Apple Inc.'s Tobias Cronin. Tobias Cronin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valley Stream's Frantz Daham got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tobias Cronin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamal Akrour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34thth minute of the game Djamal Akrour who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apple Inc.'s Tobias Cronin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Johnnie Ciauri during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes Apple Inc. got a freekick which was hit by Johnnie Ciauri. After some careless play in the Apple Inc. defense, Djamal Akrour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Cronin. The Apple Inc. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Cronin should have stopped the shot. When Erik Best fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Apple Inc.'s protests and gave Erik Best a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Erik Best hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valley Stream's Djamal Akrour got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Apple Inc. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Johnnie Ciauri hit a great ball. If Djamal Akrour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Valley Stream's Amar Maillot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alec Kenny in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Karim Diafat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boyce Overton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Amar Maillot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tobias Cronin came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Valley Stream's Djamal Akrour. But to his dismay, Djamal Akrour quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 69th minute Frantz Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Cronin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 71 minutes, Djamal Akrour managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valley Stream's supporters crossed their fingers, but Djamal Akrour was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Erik Best was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 72 minutes had been played. Djamal Akrour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Apple Inc.'s goalkeeper Tobias Cronin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yacine Kouri. Djamal Akrour was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 85th minute. Valley Stream's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Karim Diafat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Tobias Cronin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the last second Tobias Cronin throw himself and got hold of the ball when Djamal Akrour in the 90thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 91 played minutes Apple Inc. got a freekick which was hit by Alec Kenny. In the 93rd minute Djamal Akrour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Cronin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Valley Stream getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Abd al-Asis Belkhadem hit a great ball. The Apple Inc. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Valley Stream's performance. The match ended with a win for Valley Stream.