Friendly League

C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ForestFire's Ken Ivey started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Franklin Driver hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Jerzyk came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ForestFire were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after S.D. Bajen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luisito James took the corner. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Jerzyk in the 16th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Navarro in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Spencer Holder saved S.D. Bajen from getting behind. In the 22nd minute Luisito James shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spencer Holder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ForestFire's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luisito James in the 23rd minute. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Jerzyk in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, ForestFire's Shaki Conn got control of the ball when Lorenzo Elia tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lucas Navarro hit a great ball. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Jerzyk in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Navarro in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Spencer Holder saved S.D. Bajen from getting behind. After 35 minutes S.D. Bajen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luisito James who took care of the corner kick. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Jerzyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Korey Benedict stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn came out of the goal and Korey Benedict tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ForestFire's Shaki Conn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Jerzyk in the 45th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ken Ivey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spencer Holder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

S.D. Bajen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adrian Nicolae in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute Luisito James shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spencer Holder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Jerzyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ken Ivey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacper Wasikowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Spencer Holder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Ivey, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Ken Ivey notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of S.D. Bajen's Spencer Holder. Spencer Holder was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Filip Jerzyk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Luisito James had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Spencer Holder. S.D. Bajen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luisito James was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. ForestFire made a substitution. Jose Hoyt replaced Cãlin Tâmbalari. S.D. Bajen's Lincoln Hand was substituted for Filip Jerzyk. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Elia in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, S.D. Bajen's Adrian Nicolae got a free kick in the 85th minute. Lucas Navarro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lincoln Hand, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Wasikowski in the 90th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ForestFire had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.