Prized/Friendly Cup

Finninge Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marciano Hendrickx made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Luis Mexis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Finninge Fotboll's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Hendrickx came free, but Fredric Ahlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 minutes Finninge Fotboll's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benny Stolle who took care of the corner kick. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Baller in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Marciano Hendrickx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredric Ahlén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Andrew Baller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Arian Beqaj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andrew Baller who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Arian Beqaj when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Finninge Fotboll's Fredric Ahlén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Hendrickx in the 24th minute of play. Marciano Hendrickx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the match, Finninge Fotboll's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Hendrickx came free, but Fredric Ahlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Hendrickx in the 27th minute of play forced Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Fredric Ahlén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Marciano Hendrickx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredric Ahlén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marciano Hendrickx might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fredric Ahlén. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marciano Hendrickx ran back to his position shaking his head. Arian Beqaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Baller in the 36th minute of the match. The corner ended in Roman Lech almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Finninge Fotboll's Fredric Ahlén did a great save. When Boris Nordgren fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Finninge Fotboll's protests and gave Boris Nordgren a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Beek City booed when Finninge Fotboll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Nordgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th match minute, Beek City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Lech to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrew Baller to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Hendrickx in the 54th minute of play forced Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Fredric Ahlén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Beek City booed when Finninge Fotboll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Mexis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fredric Ahlén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Hendrickx in the 63rd minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Marciano Hendrickx had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fredric Ahlén. Finninge Fotboll's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marciano Hendrickx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Fredric Ahlén, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yin Mo Shu's late challenge caught a Finninge Fotboll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yin Mo Shu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Finninge Fotboll booed when Beek City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yin Mo Shu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Marciano Hendrickx fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fredric Ahlén, passed just outside the right post. If Heiko Sibon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roman Lech made in the 94th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Yin Mo Shu immediately put the ball in play. The Beek City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.