League

Al Quds Yard
Spectators: 9000 (Terracing: 6750, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas Wirahadikusumah started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manos Lalas in the 4th minute of play forced Palestine Free Land's goalkeeper Alfredo Llorenc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Nana Sahuleka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palestine Free Land's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Solusi FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Palestine Free Land's Nana Sahuleka got a free kick in the 7th minute. Manos Lalas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Llorenc having to interfere. Manos Lalas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Alfredo Llorenc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Carlos Perez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredo Llorenc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Alfredo Llorenc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manos Lalas, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Solusi FC were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Palestine Free Land's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fetih Ulaş took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Fetih Ulaş got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfredo Llorenc quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gerard Paine's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Amund Villensgaard skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Solusi FC's Amund Villensgaard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Wirahadikusumah in the 39th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Gerard Paine managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestine Free Land's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerard Paine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amund Villensgaard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Carlos Perez might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alfredo Llorenc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Carlos Perez ran back to his position shaking his head.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manos Lalas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Solusi FC's goalkeeper Amund Villensgaard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 56 minutes of play, Solusi FC's José Carlos Perez made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Llorenc was left in no man's land by his defense there! Solusi FC made a substitution. Cepot Subarkah replaced Oteng Suharyadi. In the 61st minute of the match, Manos Lalas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alfredo Llorenc was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of Palestine Free Land booed when Solusi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manos Lalas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manos Lalas hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 69th match minute, Solusi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randolph Magrath to maneuver through the defense. Ibnu Kalengkongan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Alfredo Llorenc made a huge save. Alfredo Llorenc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manos Lalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerard Paine in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amund Villensgaard saved Solusi FC from getting behind. The Palestine Free Land fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Palestine Free Land's Gerard Paine 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nandang Tuheteru during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Palestine Free Land was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nandang Tuheteru to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Solusi FC's Fetih Ulaş broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The Solusi FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Palestine Free Land from taking control. The game ends in a draw.