Friendly League

Atherstone
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Poli Timisoara's Mauro Primeiro 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. 2 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Tiger De Hond came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Primeiro in the 5th minute of play. Aguirre Verde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauro Primeiro's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiger De Hond in the 14th minute of the match. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Primeiro in the 16th minute of play. Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jürgen Fahlgren 19 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. In the 22ndth minute of the game Tiger De Hond who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the last second Ovidiu Adrian throw himself and got hold of the ball when Aadil Al Sherazi in the 23rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Poli Timisoara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emil Plop took the corner. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartosz Erland, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Erland came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Primeiro in the 34th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Primeiro came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartosz Erland in the 36th minute of play. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Primeiro in the 38th minute of play. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiger De Hond in the 40th minute of play. Bartosz Erland recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartosz Erland in the 44th minute of play. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Horst-Peter Unterberger was slow to take the kick. During this time Poli Timisoara's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Poli Timisoara's Horst-Peter Unterberger to fire away a dangerous shot which Aguirre Verde despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aadil Al Sherazi to strike the kick off in the second half. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Zbyszko Rywin fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's protests and gave Zbyszko Rywin a yellow card for diving instead. Poli Timisoara made a substitution. Sergio Trattnig replaced Mauro Primeiro. In the 57th match minute, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszko Rywin to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde got control of the ball when Sergio Trattnig tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aguirre Verde didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 61st minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartosz Erland in the 65th minute of play. After 66 minutes DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Horst-Peter Unterberger who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Erland in the 68th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Poli Timisoara's Aguirre Verde threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tiger De Hond, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Poli Timisoara's Ovidiu Adrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aadil Al Sherazi in the 76th minute of play. Tiger De Hond kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiger De Hond in the 85th minute of play. If Donato Christobal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Trattnig in the 90th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Sergio Trattnig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aguirre Verde was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiger De Hond in the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Erland in the 95th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Poli Timisoara could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than DUBAI Palm Jumeirah throughout the match.