Friendly League

Arborial Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Danilo Maranhense kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when 冯永宽 came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute Danilo Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Güneş İltemur almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Mar Cao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn came out of the goal and Mar Cao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roger Myles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Navarro in the 31st minute of the match. Danilo Maranhense recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th match minute, Illinois Bluewaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Brogren to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito James in the 41st minute of play forced Illinois Bluewaters's goalkeeper Roger Myles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Myles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Ivey in the 42nd minute of play. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şeray Gürgen in the 48th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ken Ivey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. ForestFire's Shaki Conn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire from getting a goal against them. If Ken Ivey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Ken Ivey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ForestFire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cãlin Tâmbalari during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If 冯永宽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Danilo Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Lucas Navarro hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Illinois Bluewaters's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Navarro came free, but Roger Myles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Danilo Maranhense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn came out of the goal and Danilo Maranhense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Navarro in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Myles saved Illinois Bluewaters from getting behind. Roger Myles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Navarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Myles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Ivey in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ken Ivey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roger Myles was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Illinois Bluewaters players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ForestFire.