New Rovers 6 vs 0 ATM

Sunday April 19

Stepford

A straightforward win against the only team which has registered a league victory against us this season (1-0 in October), with JEBRIL ABDELRAHMAN netting a hat-trick with clinical finishes assisted by Alsahar and Byfanzi, Malek Ahmad and Kyle McPhee. AKRAM BYFANZI extended his lead at the top of the top goalscorers chart with a double (he now has 14 for the season), while MALEK AHMAD finished tidily from close in, set up by Harald Martins.

Another clean sheet, with goalkeeper Robbie Greenshields rarely called on and centre backs, skipper Kyle McPhee and Tom Rodriguez, always in control well helped by Zoro Ahmad and later Joe Martin at left back, and by Abdul Alsahar, who ran riot down the right, setting up three goals in the first half with excellent crosses.

Our hugely impressive midfield three was outstanding both in terms of their positive passing, ball retention and busy, aggressive and effective pressing. Ryan Devine, Nabil Al Humaidi and Abdulmajeed Alqadhi totally dominated their aspect of the game.

Up front Jebril Abdelrahman is back to his best - 7 goals scored in his last three games - Akram Byfanzi kept his goals coming and Andrea Ekuase got an important 45 minutes under his belt after a number of weeks out injured. Malek Ahmad was very lively, scoring and setting up a goal coming off the left.

Against a team which doesn’t make best use of some tall, quick athletic players, several very clever on the ball, we recorded our 38th. win in the 50 SUFL games we have taken part in since joining the league.

Team:

Greenshields; Alsahar, McPhee, Rodriguez, Zoro (Martin); Devine, Al Humaidi (Tariq), Alqadhi; Ekuase (Martins), Abdelrahman, Byfanzi (Malek)