Friendly League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Felipe Lidon made the kick off and thus started the match. After 12 played minutes Joystick XXXV got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Lidon. In the 20th minute, Bashar Al Rifaee fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Benigno Abancens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute Shehab Abol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Abancens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaudencio Orlandus charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaudencio Orlandus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Joystick XXXV getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Gaudencio Orlandus hit a great ball. In the 28th match minute, Joystick XXXV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorio Beila to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Shehab Abol took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Benigno Abancens to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalaf Kakoli in the 33rd minute of play forced Joystick XXXV's goalkeeper Benigno Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes Joystick XXXV got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Eufemio. Ruud van Nistelrooij fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benigno Abancens having to interfere. Felipe Lidon hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ruud van Nistelrooij stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Khalaf Kakoli notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Joystick XXXV's Benigno Abancens. Benigno Abancens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Joystick XXXV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albino Rayman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Joystick XXXV's goal looked a bit too open when Khalaf Kakoli came free, but Benigno Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aqel Al Hindi hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Abel Enmanuel hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Benigno Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 72nd minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Lidon came free, but José Alberto Chilavert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ruud van Nistelrooij fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Tigers's protests and gave Ruud van Nistelrooij a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Joystick XXXV booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruud van Nistelrooij didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalaf Kakoli in the 90th minute of play forced Joystick XXXV's goalkeeper Benigno Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruud van Nistelrooij kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 96 minutes into the game, Joystick XXXV's Felipe Lidon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Alberto Chilavert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Golden Tigers had won after a very even match.