PEFA Feature Match Week 1 - Atletico Abertawe vs SC Stockel

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Primetime Evening Football Association Feature Match - Atletico Abertawe vs SC Stockel
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This weeks feature was the first match of Season 6 in the PEFA Premiership between Atletico Abertawe and SC Stockel at The Roberto Martinez Stadium, Swansea.

The game kicked off and both sides started brightly with each team trying to get a hold of the possession. The similarities between the teams were plain to see from the off with both teams focusing on keeping the ball whilst on the attack and closing down quickly whilst defending. Needless to say, with both sides being so tentative it wouldn't take long for someone to loose concentration. Indeed it did and on 12 minutes when SC Stockel took the lead following an Atletico Abertawe Attack. Atletico Abertawe committed players forward and got caught out when there midfield failed to get back quick enough to defend a Bogdan Shust clearance. A long kick from Bogdan Shust found the head of Giovanni Moreno just inside the Atletico Abertawe half. Giovanni Moreno flicked the ball sideways to McDonald Mariga who in turn played a neat one-two with Trésor Mputu to bypass the Atletico Abertawe midfield. McDonald Mariga then held off three of Atletico Abertawe's defence before placing his shot to the right of Kasper Schmeichel.

Atletico Abertawe: 0 - 1 SC Stockel

The lead however only lasted three minutes with Atletico Abertawe drawing level on 16 minute mark. Serkan Çalik received the ball inside the Atletico Abertawe half before driving down SC Stockel's right flank unchallenged to cross the ball from the byline. Serkan Çalik's cross was missed by the head of SC Stockel's Eric Matoukou and found Marko Maksimovic at the far post who bust a gut to get into the area undetected and fire home the leveler.

Atletico Abertawe: 1 - 1 SC Stockel

Half Time

The second half started much the same as the first half ended, with nothing of note to mention and neither team able to stamp there territory on the game, then on 58 minutes Atletico Abertawe's Benoît Leroy fouled McDonald Mariga 25 yards from Atletico Abertawe's goal. Trésor Mputu took the resulting freekick and saw his shot deflect off the Atletico Abertawe wall to find Musaba Selemani unmarked at the far post. Musaba Selemani steadied himself before hitting the back of Kasper Schmeichel's goal.

Atletico Abertawe: 2 - 1 SC Stockel

SC Stockel were now looking to keep hold of the ball and control the game, but they conceded a corner in the 83rd minute.
From the resulting corner Atletico Abertawe's Léo Silva climbed high to head home the equalizer.

All square in an even game between two similar sides.

Atletico Abertawe: 2 - 2 SC Stockel

FULL TIME Atletico Abertawe 2 - 2 SC Stockel

Attendance: 18,597

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