Official Cup

Muswell Hill
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zheng Rong took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Cenușă in the 8th minute of play forced Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Cenușă in the 13th minute of play forced Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Zheng Rong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Ayham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Beirut's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thom Moxon was slow to take the kick. During this time Forever Young's players had a chance to rest. Forever Young's Thom Moxon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Farid Ayham in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 23rd minute Ferdinand Cenușă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Ayham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farid Ayham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elfonda Astrajingga in the 25th minute of the match. Farid Ayham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Cenușă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Forever Young's Gia Buffon got control of the ball when Ali Erdem Tekinsoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute, Husni Silaban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Farid Ayham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Cenușă in the 38th minute of the match. Farid Ayham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Cenușă, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Atletico Beirut's Ali Erdem Tekinsoy got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florencio Harri to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florencio Harri in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gia Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Elias Olbrechts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Gia Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farid Ayham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zheng Rong, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Ali Erdem Tekinsoy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gia Buffon. Forever Young's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Erdem Tekinsoy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Gia Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Olbrechts in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute of the match Atletico Beirut got a corner. Forever Young's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Florencio Harri ran over to the corner to take the kick. Atletico Beirut's Florencio Harri was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gia Buffon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Atletico Beirut were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Forever Young's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Florencio Harri took the corner. Farid Ayham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zheng Rong, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 70th minute Forever Young were awarded a corner. Thom Moxon went to the cornerflag to take it. Ferdinand Cenușă was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 72 minutes into the game, Atletico Beirut's Florencio Harri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gia Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 81st minute, Ferdinand Cenușă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferdinand Cenușă hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Igus Hardianto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Ayham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farid Ayham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igus Hardianto in the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karam Wahbi. Husni Silaban could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Farid Ayham made a huge save. 94 minutes into the match, Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igus Hardianto. For all the effort they put into the match, the Forever Young players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Atletico Beirut.