Friendly League

Toho Tokio Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ernest Kleinman made the kick off which started today's match. FC Toho's Tobias Glöden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Kleinman in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, De Ontembare Leeuwen's Ernest Kleinman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Glöden made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 12th minute of the match FC Toho got a corner. De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kristof Dülberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Xu Liang got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Heiko Som quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Feng Lin Jie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heiko Som was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 19 minutes De Ontembare Leeuwen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kristof Dülberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Kristof Dülberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but De Ontembare Leeuwen's Heiko Som did a great save. Tobias Glöden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Gustavo Anatibia, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Feng Lin Jie kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Heiko Som. That made the score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. Qi Sang Xiang came free with the goalkeeper in the 31st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Heiko Som could save by the left post. 36 minutes into the match, De Ontembare Leeuwen's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Liang came free, but Heiko Som reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Glöden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Kleinman in the 38th minute of play. In the 38th minute Ernest Kleinman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Glöden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Wei Ao made in the 41st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jens Back immediately put the ball in play. If Bülent Kaupa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 44th minute of play forced De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalkeeper Heiko Som to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Liang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Heiko Som tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xu Liang to make the kick off. Heiko Som made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feng Lin Jie in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by De Ontembare Leeuwen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xu Liang was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Toho's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Toho's corner Xu Liang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Heiko Som quite easily take care of the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Feng Lin Jie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heiko Som. De Ontembare Leeuwen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feng Lin Jie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. De Ontembare Leeuwen's Heiko Som played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feng Lin Jie in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, De Ontembare Leeuwen's Jorn Spannenburg got a free kick in the 61st minute. Heiko Som showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feng Lin Jie, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Feng Lin Jie might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Heiko Som. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Feng Lin Jie ran back to his position shaking his head. Bülent Kaupa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Heiko Som tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, FC Toho's Feng Lin Jie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Heiko Som narrowly saved just below the crossbar. De Ontembare Leeuwen's Jan Frankowski was substituted for Ernest Kleinman. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Chabanenko during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Toho booed when De Ontembare Leeuwen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Chabanenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Feng Lin Jie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Feng Lin Jie struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Heiko Som didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Toho. In the 86th minute of the match, Carlos Gustavo Anatibia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tobias Glöden was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Feng Lin Jie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Feng Lin Jie came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the FC Toho 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 Feng Lin Jie couldn't finish the play. Heiko Som showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feng Lin Jie, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the De Ontembare Leeuwen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Toho.