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"And finally, the Elite Frontiership begins, welcoming relegated club I.Land FC to the home team's stadium."
1ST FIXTURE
I.LAND FC VS DOVETOWN FC
"The away team are going with a 4-3-3 formation."
"Oh! Wait."
"Bicycle-kick winner Kibb is on the bench."
Kibb was on the bench for the first game, still downcast from the Vilaoin match.
I.Land Formation
RB - Andol
CB - Poker
CB - Ral
LB - Leiser
LMF - Riley
CM - Alexis
RMF - Lexar
LW - Samba
RW - Michael
CF - Jolar
Dovetown lined up in a 4-4-2 formation, with Bello and Carter as their strikers.
Samba walked up for the coin toss.
The ball was given to Dovetown FC, and they kicked off.
Bello passed to his central midfielder.
Samba immediately charged at him.
Drawing Samba toward him, the midfielder passed to his right midfielder.
The right midfielder passed to his right-back.
The right-back then played it back to the goalkeeper.
Just then, Jolar intercepted the ball and attempted a shot, but a rough challenge knocked him off balance.
The center-back who made the tackle started the build-up, passing to his right midfielder.
The left flank was open.
He switched play across the pitch.
The left midfielder controlled the ball with his chest as Leiser hurried back to challenge him.
Reading Leiser's movement, he knocked the ball into open space and sprinted past him.
Regaining possession, he advanced along the left edge of the penalty area.
Ral and Poker moved carefully to block the route to goal.
The midfielder spotted a gap to Poker's right.
Bello appeared out of nowhere and struck with his left foot.
"A poor shot. A chance wasted."
Dogo saved the effort, quickly recovered, and launched the ball toward Samba.
The left-back on Samba's side was proving troublesome due to his physical strength.
Samba controlled the high ball but lost balance under the defender's pressure.
Goal kick.
I.Land's attackers tightly marked the home team's defenders.
The powerful left-back created space with clever off-ball movement toward the goalkeeper's left side.
It was risky, but the goalkeeper played the pass anyway.
He rolled the ball to his left-back.
The defender shielded the ball from Jolar using his body and arm.
Finding space on the flank, he pushed forward to start a counterattack.
He found his right midfielder and threaded a pass between Leiser and Ral.
Once again, Bello was there.
Dogo rushed out.
He controlled the ball to the left as Bello slid in, attempting to reach it.
Riley was open.
Dogo found him with a pass.
However, Dovetown's central midfielder intercepted it.
Riley tried to haul him back, but the midfielder was too quick and got his shot away.
"No, you don't!"
Dogo reacted instantly and pushed the ball away.
"What a wonderful save by I.Land's goalkeeper!"
The rebound was immediately headed back into play by Dovetown's center-back.
Riley recovered possession and switched the ball to Michael's wing.
Two defenders rushed him at once—one from the flank and another from the inside.
It became a race to reach Riley's through ball.
Michael reached it first and smirked.
Both defenders committed to tackles at the same time.
A simple touch forward left them stunned.
He slipped past them.
Unfortunately, his touch carried the ball too far.
"Oh, shit."
The ball had escaped Michael's reach.
This goal kick was taken quickly.
Dovetown's central midfielder controlled it while being pressed by Riley.
Despite the pressure, he still managed to find Bello.
By now, I.Land had already identified him as the main goal threat.
Ral and Poker blocked the shooting lanes while Andol rushed in to tackle.
ZIPP
Bello's fake shot completely fooled I.Land's defense.
The wall collapsed.
Carter was left free in front of goal.
"And he's got the shot."