Friendly League

Najm Al Hadid Stadiu
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zheng Rong made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Ali Tulun in the 3rd minute of play forced Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Rong took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adrianus Tambunan. Adrianus Tambunan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Nuriana Limbong hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 11 played minutes Zheng Rong rounded Putra Rewulu's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. In the 13th match minute, Putra Rewulu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adjat Inzaghi to maneuver through the defense. Diego Mero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Ali Tulun in the 19th minute of play. Adrianus Tambunan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabio Uria's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Ali Tulun in the 30th minute of play forced Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match, Fabio Uria tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adrianus Tambunan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 35th minute Forever Young were awarded a corner. Boy Bayauw went to the cornerflag to take it. Fabio Uria was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 42 minutes into the match, Adjat Inzaghi notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Forever Young's Diego Mero. Diego Mero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan got control of the ball when Elfonda Astrajingga tried to sneak it across the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Onur Ali Tulun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Putra Rewulu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Forever Young the free kick. After 46 played minutes Putra Rewulu got a freekick which was hit by Onur Ali Tulun. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adjat Inzaghi made a kick off. In the 50thth minute of the game Fabio Uria who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nuriana Limbong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Diego Mero made a huge save. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Putra Rewulu's goalkeeper Adrianus Tambunan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Onur Ali Tulun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Diego Mero made a huge save. Diego Mero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adjat Inzaghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuriana Limbong got free with Diego Mero in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Forever Young's Diego Mero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Forever Young from getting a goal against them. Adrianus Tambunan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Husni Silaban in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Putra Rewulu's goal looked a bit too open when Şenel İslamoğlu came free, but Adrianus Tambunan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Putra Rewulu's Setyo Sinuraya was substituted for Nuriana Limbong. In the 75th minute, Boy Bayauw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adjat Inzaghi. Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Husni Silaban in the 80th minute of play. Adrianus Tambunan came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Forever Young's Şenel İslamoğlu. But to his dismay, Şenel İslamoğlu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Forever Young made a substitution. Igus Hardianto replaced Zheng Rong. 87 minutes into the match, Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Setyo Sinuraya. With a little luck, Forever Young's Diego Mero got control of the ball when Adjat Inzaghi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Setyo Sinuraya had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diego Mero. Forever Young's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Setyo Sinuraya was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.