Friendly League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmed Mazzid kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Ahmed Mazzid 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. Hillsville AF's Benedict Timmons proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Hillsville AF from getting a goal against them. Zackary Pierson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mansour Harkouk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. When Zackary Pierson came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Hillsville AF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zackary Pierson couldn't finish the play. Cheikha Drioueche hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Mansour Harkouk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jamal Leon went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jamal Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mansour Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Hillsville AF's Zackary Pierson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mansour Harkouk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. A collision led to Sanfrecce Hiroshima getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Lakhdar Ulansi hit a great ball. Benedict Timmons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Mazzid, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Guillermo Bauman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mansour Harkouk was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 33 minutes into the game, Guillermo Bauman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Mansour Harkouk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mansour Harkouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamal Leon in the 37th minute of play. If Byron Conner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mansour Harkouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamal Leon in the 42nd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Guillermo Bauman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mansour Harkouk. Sanfrecce Hiroshima's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guillermo Bauman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After having played for 53 minutes, Jamal Leon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hillsville AF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jamal Leon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Guillermo Bauman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mansour Harkouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zackary Pierson in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Sanfrecce Hiroshima was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelhamid Ben Khalidi to maneuver through the defense. After 65 minutes of play, Hillsville AF's Jamal Leon made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mansour Harkouk was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 68th minute Jamal Leon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mansour Harkouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hillsville AF's Benedict Timmons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fouad Al-Jazairia in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Guillermo Bauman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Hillsville AF's Mansour Harkouk threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jamal Leon, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 79 minutes into the match, Hillsville AF's Guillermo Bauman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mansour Harkouk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sanfrecce Hiroshima's zone, Jamal Leon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mansour Harkouk came out of the goal and Jamal Leon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mansour Harkouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamal Leon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mansour Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Bauman in the 89th minute of the match. Harry Krause sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jamal Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mansour Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zackary Pierson struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Mansour Harkouk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hillsville AF.