Friendly League

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Soares took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Jens van Basten came free, but Mekki Item reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Fc Benefica were awarded a corner. Leandro Soares went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 9th minute Zulkarnaen Mandaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchel Dijkstra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leandro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mekki Item made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Leandro Soares sent off a good shot on target. Mekki Item made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Soares in the 18th minute. After 20 minutes of play, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mitchel Dijkstra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bandung Tigers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Leandro Soares scored to the left of an out of position Mekki Item, making the score, 2-1. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Soares in the 28th minute of the match. Humberto Jonge kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Zulkarnaen Mandaga took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mitchel Dijkstra. Mitchel Dijkstra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Mitchel Dijkstra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fachri Puang in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Soares. In the 41stth minute of the game Fachri Puang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zulkarnaen Mandaga made a kick off. Mitchel Dijkstra made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a good shot on target. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute Zulkarnaen Mandaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchel Dijkstra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Soares came free, but Mekki Item reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Leandro Soares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Benefica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. A collision led to Bandung Tigers getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Xiao Jie De hit a great ball. Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 73rd minute of play. Leandro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 77th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Leandro Soares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mekki Item was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Fc Benefica's Eduard Gryshko managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Xiao Jie De in the 84 minute of the game.