C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139,
Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Clinton Starnes started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wassim Imad in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pascal Avalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Wassim Imad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pascal Avalos was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Devin Madison charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Devin Madison the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Devin Madison to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Wassim Imad notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of S.D. Bajen's Pascal Avalos. Pascal Avalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 18 minutes into the game, Ali Muntasir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.D. Bajen the free kick. After 19 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Dani Tajid. After having played for 20 minutes, Lane Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.D. Bajen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lane Berg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st minute of the match, Clinton Starnes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sabri El Aska saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With his leg Sabri El Aska managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when S.D. Bajen's Devin Madison fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wassim Imad in the 26th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Pascal Avalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascal Avalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wassim Imad, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Frank Meyer charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Meyer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th minute, Frank Meyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibrahim Nadal in the 33rd minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Pascal Avalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Wassim Imad. S.D. Bajen's Devon Pollard shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 37th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sabri El Aska but with some difficulty. A collision led to S.D. Bajen getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Adolfo Harris hit a great ball. Pascal Avalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wassim Imad in the 39th minute of play. Pascal Avalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wassim Imad in the 42nd minute of the match. Sabri El Aska showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clinton Starnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Sabri El Aska made an important save on a dangerous shot by Devin Madison in the 45th minute. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Bashar Yaseen got a free kick in the 45th minute. The S.D. Bajen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Líbano were winning 0-1.
S.D. Bajen's Mohammed Cagle was substituted for Robbie Parson. Wassim Imad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Pascal Avalos made a huge save. Pascal Avalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wassim Imad in the 60th minute of play. If Wassim Imad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Líbano's Pascal Avalos threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wassim Imad, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bashar Yaseen in the 65th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Pascal Avalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascal Avalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salhat Malik in the 69th minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Meyer to maneuver through the defense. Líbano's Wassim Imad came free and shot a quick shot against goal 76 minutes in the game, fortunately Pascal Avalos had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 77 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Sarwat Abdul Hasib. In the 79thth minute of the game Clinton Starnes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Líbano's Sabri El Aska was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clinton Starnes charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clinton Starnes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to S.D. Bajen getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Clinton Starnes hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Abraham Boyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wassim Imad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Pascal Avalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Lane Berg notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Líbano's Sabri El Aska. Sabri El Aska was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Líbano players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented S.D. Bajen from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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