League

Beeker Arena
Spectators: 10836 (Terracing: 8128, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) Beek City's Vahdet Ulumeriç 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. Arian Beqaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 4th minute of the match. Arian Beqaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Solari, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute Vahdet Ulumeriç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve De Wilde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vahdet Ulumeriç scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steve De Wilde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th minute, Vahdet Ulumeriç ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Steve De Wilde was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lions United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ke Jian Yun was slow to take the kick. During this time Beek City's players had a chance to rest. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Eleazar in the 28th minute of play. Arian Beqaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Eleazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ediberto Coelho made in the 32nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rafli Leonard immediately put the ball in play. 37 minutes into the match, Lions United's goal looked a bit too open when Vahdet Ulumeriç came free, but Steve De Wilde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Lions United's zone, Vahdet Ulumeriç stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steve De Wilde came out of the goal and Vahdet Ulumeriç tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pan Jian Yong made the kick off in the second half. Arian Beqaj made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leon Eleazar in the 54th minute. Vahdet Ulumeriç scored 4-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steve De Wilde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Beek City's Arian Beqaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Solari in the 61st minute of play. Arian Beqaj made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Leon Eleazar sent off a good shot on target. Gao Cheng Yun hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Lions United's goal looked a bit too open when Ke Jian Yun came free, but Steve De Wilde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vahdet Ulumeriç's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steve De Wilde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Beek City's goalkeeper Arian Beqaj had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leon Eleazar. Arian Beqaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Solari, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Lions United's Steve De Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vahdet Ulumeriç in the 71st minute of play. Arian Beqaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Solari in the 76th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, one of Lions United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lions United. Fabio Botello walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lions United's goalkeeper Steve De Wilde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pablo Solari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Arian Beqaj made a huge save. Beek City were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lions United for a fine match.