Back to top
Match Report
Aro Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sune Svartengren made the kick off which started today's match. In the 14th minute, Sandu Musteatã ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 17th minute Ola Toivonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sune Svartengrens short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Jonathan Navarro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dries Mertens in the 19th minute of play forced Aro FC's goalkeeper Harry Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Musteatã, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Jonathan Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ola Toivonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lino Chago during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Aro FC's Lino Chago got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dries Mertens in the 32nd minute of play forced Aro FC's goalkeeper Harry Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sandu Musteatã had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harry Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dries Mertens in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Sandu Musteatã came free, but Jonathan Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Aro FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Yaman Academy®:s goal.
The wind increased when Dries Mertens made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Berkin Özarı got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Harry Higuita was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Dries Mertens capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dries Mertens really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After some careless play in the Yaman Academy® defense, Ola Toivonen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Navarro. The Yaman Academy® fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Navarro should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Ola Toivonen came free, but Jonathan Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aro FC's Harry Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dries Mertens in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Aro FC's goalkeeper Harry Higuita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enes Ortanca. 84 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Sune Svartengren came free, but Jonathan Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dries Mertens got free with Harry Higuita in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute Dries Mertens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sune Svartengren's late challenge caught a Yaman Academy®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sune Svartengren helped the player get up and apologised. After 90 played minutes Aro FC got a freekick which was hit by Sune Svartengren. Harry Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dries Mertens in the 91st minute of the match. Aro FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Yaman Academy® for a fine match.
Change language
