Friendly League

Hillside
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Barclay Duggan started the match with the kick off. Yacine Bentifour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Flannery McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Torran McLian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flannery McLiam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amar Malek in the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Amar Malek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flannery McLiam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fodil Boulahfane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barclay Duggan, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Amar Malek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Flannery McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, Avish FC's Amar Malek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flannery McLiam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Bray Ramsey hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Avish FC's Fodil Boulahfane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barclay Duggan in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amar Malek to make the kick off. After 51st play minutes Teigue Gallagher shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Fodil Boulahfane and just under the crossbar into goal. Yacine Bentifours short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Flannery McLiam to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 56 minutes into the game, Fawzi Benmabrouk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Avish FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hillside the free kick. In the 56th minute, Fawzi Benmabrouk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 61 minutes, Torran McLian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hillside's supporters crossed their fingers, but Torran McLian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fodil Boulahfane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barclay Duggan in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Amar Malek lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Flannery McLiam. If Amar Malek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fodil Boulahfane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torran McLian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, Barclay Duggan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Fodil Boulahfane was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Beairtle Holt's late challenge caught a Avish FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beairtle Holt helped the player get up and apologised. After 78 played minutes Hillside got a freekick which was hit by Beairtle Holt. Avish FC's Yacine Bentifour got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 89 minutes, Amar Malek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Avish FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Malek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.