Friendly League

Eternal Flame Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frederico Hendrickx took the kick off in the first half of the match. Forever Young's Diego Mero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Forever Young from getting a goal against them. Diego Mero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, Forever Young was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zheng Rong to maneuver through the defense. 21 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 Holin Probohudono. 24 minutes into the match, Forever Young's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Hendrickx came free, but Diego Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 24th minute of play forced Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forever Young's Diego Mero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 31st minute of play. Diego Mero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Lilcho Ilchov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Diego Mero, passed just outside the right post. Lilcho Ilchov in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Diego Mero, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 41st minute Genta Hamzah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, PHOENIX SC's Diego Mero threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Frederico Hendrickx, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 43 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 Lilcho Ilchov. 45 minutes into the match, Forever Young's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Redondas came free, but Diego Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The PHOENIX SC fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when PHOENIX SC's Lilcho Ilchov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zheng Rong to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Holin Probohudono got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 55 minutes into the match, PHOENIX SC's goal looked a bit too open when Şenel İslamoğlu came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilcho Ilchov in the 56th minute of play forced Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Mero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 59th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilfred Øllegaard during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wilfred Øllegaard kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute of the match Phoenix Kante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diego Mero showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Şenel İslamoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Clemence having to interfere. Forever Young made a substitution. Ferdinand Cenușă replaced Elfonda Astrajingga. Diego Mero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilcho Ilchov in the 72nd minute of play. Boy Bayauw kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Forever Young made a substitution. Igus Hardianto replaced Zheng Rong. 83 minutes into the match, Forever Young's goal looked a bit too open when Phoenix Kante came free, but Diego Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of PHOENIX SC booed when Forever Young was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfred Øllegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Husni Silaban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Şenel İslamoğlu during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Forever Young getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Şenel İslamoğlu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 94th minute of play forced Forever Young's goalkeeper Diego Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igus Hardianto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ray Clemence tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. PHOENIX SC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.