Friendly League

Estadio EL 10
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tadeo Merexildo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benjamin Pacorro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jürgen Fahlgren went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Benjamin Pacorro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jürgen Fahlgren's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Jürgen Fahlgren put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Benjamin Pacorro. Benjamin Pacorro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Albano Ruy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Duro de Roer AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DUBAI Palm Jumeirah the free kick. Erasmo Peio kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 17 minutes, Jürgen Fahlgren made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Duro de Roer AFC's Benjamin Pacorro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 20 minutes of play, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Mohammad Shamsah made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamin Pacorro was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Duro de Roer AFC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Igor Txatxu hit a great ball. Mohammad Shamsah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Pacorro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jürgen Fahlgren in the 25th minute of play forced Duro de Roer AFC's goalkeeper Benjamin Pacorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Igor Txatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Jürgen Fahlgren made a precise shot to the right of Benjamin Pacorro. Duro de Roer AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. After 33rd play minutes Jürgen Fahlgren shot 0-7, a short shot which went by Benjamin Pacorro and just under the crossbar into goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jürgen Fahlgren in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Pacorro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 38th match minute, Duro de Roer AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Ruy to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jürgen Fahlgren in the 39th minute of play forced Duro de Roer AFC's goalkeeper Benjamin Pacorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Pacorro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Benjamin Pacorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Shamsah in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Tadeo Merexildo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Duro de Roer AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeo Merexildo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aguirre Verde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Duro de Roer AFC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Honorato Sotil hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the game, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Jürgen Fahlgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamin Pacorro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh was substituted for Mohammad Shamsah. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-8.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jürgen Fahlgren was the one to do the kick off. Benjamin Pacorro made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Jürgen Fahlgren sent off a good shot on target. Benjamin Pacorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszko Rywin in the 57th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Jürgen Fahlgren made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. Duro de Roer AFC's Benjamin Pacorro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Duro de Roer AFC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Erasmo Peio hit a great ball. Jürgen Fahlgren, 62 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Jürgen Fahlgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Pacorro was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Jürgen Fahlgren succeeded in the game's 64th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-10. 71 minutes into the game, Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Benjamin Pacorro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Jürgen Fahlgren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benjamin Pacorro. That made the score 0-12 in the 76 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jürgen Fahlgren in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Pacorro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 87th play minutes Jürgen Fahlgren shot 0-15, a short shot which went by Benjamin Pacorro and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 90th match minute, Duro de Roer AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Galindo to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Pacorro made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Manaf Al Arbash sent off a good shot on target. Jürgen Fahlgrens short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Benjamin Pacorro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jürgen Fahlgren in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Pacorro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 95 minutes into the match, Duro de Roer AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Christobal came free, but Benjamin Pacorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 98th minute of the match, Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh got a very nice opportunity to score, but Benjamin Pacorro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Jürgen Fahlgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Pacorro was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah played a much better game than Duro de Roer AFC and deserved their victory. The Duro de Roer AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.