U23 League

Theatre of Dionysus
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Mehdi Souakri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carson Sobezak in the 6th minute of the match. In the 14th match minute, Chop Chop F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Boudiaf to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregg Alcock in the 16th minute of play forced Chop Chop F.C.'s goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chop Chop F.C.'s Mehdi Souakri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Dollamore in the 17th minute of play. Mehdi Souakri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Dollamore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Leeton United FC's Kelvin Castray broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kornél Soltész in the 23rd minute of play forced Chop Chop F.C.'s goalkeeper Mehdi Souakri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kelvin Castray came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Leeton United FC 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 Kelvin Castray couldn't finish the play. Ruben Sandalio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mansour Yahia in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Chop Chop F.C. got a corner. Leeton United FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Walid Hamid Brahima ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ruben Sandalio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chadli Bilal in the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Gregg Alcock managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leeton United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregg Alcock was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehdi Souakri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lounès Lacen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ruben Sandalio came out and tried to block the shot, but Lounès Lacen slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 36th minute. If Lounès Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Alan Dollamore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehdi Souakri was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After the first half Leeton United FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kornél Soltész made a kick off. After 51 played minutes Chop Chop F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Walid Hamid Brahima. 52 minutes into the match, Kelvin Castray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mehdi Souakri. Chop Chop F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kelvin Castray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The supporters of Chop Chop F.C. booed when Leeton United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregg Alcock didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 played minutes, Chop Chop F.C.'s Lounès Sami Yachir shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ruben Sandalio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chop Chop F.C. reached it. The supporters of Chop Chop F.C. booed when Leeton United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Turnor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anthony Turnor hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Lounès Lacen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ruben Sandalio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Chop Chop F.C.'s Lounès Lacen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Sandalio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, Chop Chop F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Carson Sobezak came free, but Mehdi Souakri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leeton United FC's Ruben Sandalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mansour Yahia in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of Chop Chop F.C. booed when Leeton United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Allan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Leeton United FC's Kent Allan got a free kick in the 87th minute. After some careless play in the Leeton United FC defense, Chadli Bilal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Sandalio. The Leeton United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Sandalio should have stopped the shot. Chop Chop F.C.'s Chadli Bilal got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.