Friendly League

Minute Maid Park
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valio Tammisto kicked off to start the match. Alfonso Gerazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wieslaw Posadzki in the 2nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wieslaw Posadzki got free with Alfonso Gerazan in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfonso Gerazan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy van den Eede, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Osi Pratto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Osi Pratto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jaap van der Schans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Ben Yehuda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rdth minute of the game Valio Tammisto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PANAMERICANO FC's Alfonso Gerazan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gervasio Lauaxeta kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Osi Pratto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaap van der Schans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Adrian Adib's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaap van der Schans was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 32 minutes into the match, PANAMERICANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy van den Eede came free, but Alfonso Gerazan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Osi Pratto fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PANAMERICANO FC's protests and gave Osi Pratto a yellow card for diving instead. After 34 played minutes PANAMERICANO FC got a freekick which was hit by Osi Pratto. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliézer Ben Yehuda in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaap van der Schans saved Westenenk from getting behind. Jaap van der Schans stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliézer Ben Yehuda's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Alfonso Gerazan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eddy van den Eede in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wieslaw Posadzki got free with Alfonso Gerazan in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfonso Gerazan was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Valio Tammisto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valio Tammisto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Gervasio Lauaxeta took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Alfonso Gerazan to make any attempt to save it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliézer Ben Yehuda to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Gervasio Lauaxeta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Westenenk and the PANAMERICANO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Westenenk's Gervasio Lauaxeta got a free kick in the 54th minute. Alfonso Gerazan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wieslaw Posadzki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, PANAMERICANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wieslaw Posadzki came free, but Alfonso Gerazan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Wieslaw Posadzki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Gerazan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, PANAMERICANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valio Tammisto came free, but Alfonso Gerazan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Valio Tammisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Gerazan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso Gerazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valio Tammisto in the 70th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Westenenk got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Lauaxeta. A collision led to Westenenk getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Gervasio Lauaxeta hit a great ball. Jaap van der Schans made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Osi Pratto sent off a good shot on target. Westenenk's Jaap van der Schans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Westenenk from getting a goal against them. Alfonso Gerazan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valio Tammisto in the 79th minute of play. Alfonso Gerazan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valio Tammisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute.