Friendly League

The Den
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Turgut Soyuer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 played minutes Golden Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Björn Björkqvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 6th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, İbrahim Efe Topdemir managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but İbrahim Efe Topdemir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Abad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markus Svensson in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Abad saved Chinese CJ Youth Academy from getting behind. David Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luan Pombo came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Danell Mackiathan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Anders Lundqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 23 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Markus Svensson made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Abad was left in no man's land by his defense there! A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Xu Yong Feng with Su Jian Jie as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Markus Svensson hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 32nd minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgut Soyuer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgut Soyuer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danell Mackiathan in the 39th minute of play. Markus Svensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Svensson in the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Turgut Soyuer came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Steven's late challenge caught a Chinese CJ Youth Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelo Steven helped the player get up and apologised. Marcelo Steven hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Markus Svensson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Markus Svensson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Abad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Markus Svensson charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Markus Svensson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Markus Svensson hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. David Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigvard Dahlkvist in the 57th minute of play forced Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goalkeeper David Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Markus Svensson in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Abad saved Chinese CJ Youth Academy from getting behind. Danell Mackiathan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 69th minute of play. David Abad came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Lions FC's Markus Svensson. But to his dismay, Markus Svensson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Cosme Larpe replaced Marcelo Steven. Chinese CJ Youth Academy made a substitution. Lucjan Falkiewicz replaced Danell Mackiathan. Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan was substituted for Markus Svensson. In the 84th minute, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Turgut Soyuer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anders Lundqvist. Anders Lundqvist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Chinese CJ Youth Academy made a substitution. Lin Yun Fan replaced Cui Peng Sen. David Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebben Johansson in the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Golden Lions FC booed when Chinese CJ Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Su Jian Jie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute Burç Tokhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burç Tokhan spun around in front of the goal 92 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goal. 96 minutes into the match, Burç Tokhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Abad. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Burç Tokhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.