Friendly League

Estadio Calamar
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joe Tate kicked off to start the match. In the 18th minute Adriano van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmond Verdun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clemente Silviano got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Miguel Savion. The crowd rose to their feet as Emílio Terra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Domingo Bulnes. That made the score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. Adriano van Beek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edmond Verdun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Edmond Verdun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano van Beek in the 29th minute of play. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Adriano van Beek got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Prospero Jerardo came free, but Domingo Bulnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Domingo Bulnes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Tate in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute Adriano van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmond Verdun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Tate in the 45th minute of play forced ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Domingo Bulnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano van Beek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adriano van Beek to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Errecaborda AFC's Edmond Verdun got control of the ball when Adriano van Beek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Domingo Bulnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Terra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Errecaborda AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emílio Terra in the 58th minute. The corner ended in Emílio Terra almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ✪ XV de Umarizal's Domingo Bulnes did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano van Beek in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edmond Verdun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 63 minutes, Emílio Terra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Errecaborda AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emílio Terra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Domingo Bulnes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Terra in the 65th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Errecaborda AFC's goalkeeper Edmond Verdun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano van Beek. In the 74th match minute, ✪ XV de Umarizal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Asteri to maneuver through the defense. ✪ XV de Umarizal made a substitution. Telmo Simões replaced Adriano van Beek. Errecaborda AFC's Edmond Verdun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Régis Madureira in the 78th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Telmo Simões got free with Edmond Verdun in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Edmond Verdun managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when ✪ XV de Umarizal's Régis Madureira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 84th minute ✪ XV de Umarizal were awarded a corner. Eliézer Paranaense went to the cornerflag to take it. Raimundo Guerra made a great header on ✪ XV de Umarizal's corner, it was just that Errecaborda AFC's Edmond Verdun managed to reach the ball for a save. Régis Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Edmond Verdun made a huge save. Edmond Verdun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Régis Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Joe Tate left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Errecaborda AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Valko De Hond fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Errecaborda AFC's protests and gave Valko De Hond a yellow card for diving instead. Errecaborda AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ✪ XV de Umarizal for a fine match.