Friendly League

GELORA BUNG KARNO
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roy Makaay made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Nicolai Otamendi hit a great ball. Roy Makaay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nenko Reza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Cabezon in the 18th minute of play. Luís Paulo Carneiro hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza got control of the ball when Don Cabezon tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from Andre Darmuis in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong. Dacian Nițescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 27th minute of the match. Dacian Nițescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Dacian Nițescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Don Cabezon might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nenko Reza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Cabezon ran back to his position shaking his head. Don Cabezon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Nenko Reza made a huge save. Roy Makaay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dacian Nițescu having to make a save. Dacian Nițescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Don Cabezon made a kick off. Tang Qian Xiong's late challenge caught a AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tang Qian Xiong helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 57th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tang Qian Xiong to maneuver through the defense. Villaverde Celeste Clube's attentive Tang Qian Xiong managed to snatch the ball when Andre Darmuis made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. A collision led to AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mauro Dos Santos hit a great ball. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Dewa Warauw was substituted for Don Cabezon. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Jajat Mustari was substituted for Frank Rijkaard. After 75 played minutes AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Dos Santos. After having played for 81 minutes, Roy Makaay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villaverde Celeste Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roy Makaay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Dewa Warauw's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nenko Reza was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Villaverde Celeste Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dede Akmal took the corner. A throw-in in the 88th minute of the game was made by Tang Qian Xiong with Guo Ao as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Roy Makaay came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Villaverde Celeste Clube 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 Roy Makaay couldn't finish the play. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dewa Warauw in the 94th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.