Friendly League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Pochekanski started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Darweesh Al Matrok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 何文震 to maneuver through the defense. Bo Ståhlberg hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 何文震 struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Arlindo Rossi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Golden Tigers. With a little luck, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi got control of the ball when Mario Pochekanski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marian Oelke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 15th minute of play forced Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Marian Oelke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darweesh Al Matrok, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 何文震 made a great header on Golden Tigers's corner, it was just that └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi managed to reach the ball for a save. Marian Oelke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 25th minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Pochekanski in the 26th minute of the match. Mario Pochekanski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Arlindo Rossi made a huge save. Golden Tigers's Marian Oelke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 30th minute of play. A hard shot 32 in the game by Mario Pochekanski from a close distance when the talented Arlindo Rossi managed to make a qualified save. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s players were relieved. In the 34th minute Golden Tigers were awarded a corner. 何文震 went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Golden Tigers's 何文震 to fire away a dangerous shot which Arlindo Rossi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Darweesh Al Matrok came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalel Al Motar in the 37th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Mario Pochekanski came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jimeno Henric to make the kick off. In the 59th minute Mario Pochekanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Rossi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Pochekanski went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute Ronaldo Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Oelke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Mario Pochekanski came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77thth minute of the game Darweesh Al Matrok who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darweesh Al Matrok in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arlindo Rossi saved └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ from getting behind. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Pochekanski in the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match, Ronaldo Simão tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marian Oelke saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalel Al Motar in the 86th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Soares to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 91 minutes, 何文震 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golden Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but 何文震 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Marian Oelke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Golden Tigers.