Friendly League

BERNABEU ALONSO
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Renato Ferrão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alkan Soysaltürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Poças in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Luzim's goalkeeper Nicolas Neto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute DONPATO were awarded a corner. Timoteo Dalmau went to the cornerflag to take it. Nicolas Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedito de Sousa in the 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes SC Luzim's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Timoteo Dalmau who took care of the corner kick. Alkan Soysaltürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Poças, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. DONPATO's Alkan Soysaltürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Poças in the 27th minute of play. Benedito de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 32nd minute of the match, Benedito de Sousa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nicolas Neto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nicolas Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute, Lucas Zarco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alkan Soysaltürk was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 38 minutes into the match, SC Luzim's goal looked a bit too open when Benedito de Sousa came free, but Nicolas Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Honorio Urdin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DONPATO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Luzim the free kick. In the 41st minute, Honorio Urdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alkan Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Poças, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benedito de Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Nicolas Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benedito de Sousa was the one to do the kick off. Fabian Isadore charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabian Isadore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fabian Isadore hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in DONPATO's zone, Salvador Poças stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alkan Soysaltürk came out of the goal and Salvador Poças tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicolas Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Benedito de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 57th minute Benedito de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alkan Soysaltürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Albuquerque in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Zarco in the 62nd minute of play forced DONPATO's goalkeeper Alkan Soysaltürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedito de Sousa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicolas Neto having to make a save. Nicolas Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedito de Sousa in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Luzim's goalkeeper Nicolas Neto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicolas Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito de Sousa in the 68th minute of the match. Alkan Soysaltürk made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Jorge Albuquerque sent off a good shot on target. SC Luzim's Salvador Poças was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 75th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After some careless play in the SC Luzim defense, Benedito de Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolas Neto. The SC Luzim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolas Neto should have stopped the shot. A collision led to SC Luzim getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Caetano Cruz hit a great ball. In the 84th match minute, DONPATO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorio Urdin to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Benedito de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Neto. SC Luzim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedito de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 91st minute, Fabian Isadore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lambis Tsekouras's late challenge caught a SC Luzim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lambis Tsekouras helped the player get up and apologised. 96 minutes into the match, DONPATO's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Poças came free, but Alkan Soysaltürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.