Friendly League

Pristina Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lorenzo Kellogg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4thth minute of the game Lorenzo Kellogg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vetevendosje FC's Eşref Tuney was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Forest's Jeferson Toledo got control of the ball when Jan Smolarek tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Lorenzo Kellogg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forest fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Eşref Tuney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Kellogg, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Forest's Camacho Santiago got a free kick in the 29th minute. Hjalmar Petersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eşref Tuney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarcisio Neves in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute of the match Forest got a corner. Vetevendosje FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giuseppe Xavier ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jeferson Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 44th minute of play. Vetevendosje FC's Andy Eklund was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jeferson Toledo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jan Smolarek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Lorenzo Kellogg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eşref Tuney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Kellogg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lorenzo Kellogg might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eşref Tuney. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Kellogg ran back to his position shaking his head. Eşref Tuney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Kellogg, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Camacho Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match Andy Eklund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jeferson Toledo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute of the match Forest got a corner. Vetevendosje FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giuseppe Xavier ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Forest's Jonathan Moreno to fire away a dangerous shot which Eşref Tuney despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lorenzo Kellogg succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 66th playminute. Forest's Willian Secco was substituted for Jonathan Moreno. In the 72nd minute, Lorenzo Kellogg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forest fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Forest's Aírton de Senna was substituted for Raymond Devos. Lorenzo Kellogg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Eşref Tuney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Smolarek in the 78th minute of play forced Forest's goalkeeper Jeferson Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vetevendosje FC's goalkeeper Eşref Tuney, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lorenzo Kellogg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Kellogg in the 80th minute of play forced Vetevendosje FC's goalkeeper Eşref Tuney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Smolarek scored 1-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeferson Toledo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roland Rosendahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jeferson Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorenzo Kellogg might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eşref Tuney. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Kellogg ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 87th minute of the match, Lorenzo Kellogg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eşref Tuney was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Forest's Lorenzo Kellogg in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vetevendosje FC's goalie prevented a goal. Andy Eklund, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Forest walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.