Friendly League

Iris Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Olimpiu Dragnea made the kick off and thus started the match. When DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Jürgen Fahlgren in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Goo Goo Dolls's goalie prevented a goal. Benjamin Cuss stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jürgen Fahlgren's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's attack was well implemented in the 10th minute, but when Jürgen Fahlgren was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Goo Goo Dolls's Benjamin Cuss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbyszko Rywin in the 11th minute of play. 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 Cuss was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Goo Goo Dolls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jürgen Fahlgren was slow to take the kick. During this time DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Matthijs van Persie almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Goo Goo Dolls's Benjamin Cuss did a great save. Jürgen Fahlgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamin Cuss read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Dragnea, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Goo Goo Dolls's goal looked a bit too open when Jürgen Fahlgren came free, but Benjamin Cuss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berker Sani in the 23rd minute of play forced Goo Goo Dolls's goalkeeper Benjamin Cuss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Cuss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aadil Al Sherazi in the 24th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Cacá Mangione took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Aguirre Verde to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Goo Goo Dolls booed when DUBAI Palm Jumeirah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berker Sani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olimpiu Dragnea. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gianluca Infante was slow to take the kick. During this time Goo Goo Dolls's players had a chance to rest. Dom Rusby charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dom Rusby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 38 minutes into the match, Goo Goo Dolls's goal looked a bit too open when Jürgen Fahlgren came free, but Benjamin Cuss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aguirre Verde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Lane in the 40th minute. The supporters of DUBAI Palm Jumeirah booed when Goo Goo Dolls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gianluca Infante didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aadil Al Sherazi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Cuss having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Jürgen Fahlgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's supporters rose to their feet, but Jürgen Fahlgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Cuss breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Dragnea in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aguirre Verde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aguirre Verde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Lane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Felix Lane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aguirre Verde was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jürgen Fahlgren in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamin Cuss saved Goo Goo Dolls from getting behind. Zbyszko Rywin didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 61st minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Zbyszko Rywin ran dejectedly back to his position. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Manaf Al Arbash was substituted for Matthijs van Persie. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Dragnea in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aguirre Verde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Benjamin Cuss was a little too slow when Zbyszko Rywin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-1. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah made a substitution. Marzoq Al Ammar replaced Nelson Messias. In the 74th minute Cacá Mangione shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguirre Verde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aadil Al Sherazi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Benjamin Cuss successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 80th minute DUBAI Palm Jumeirah were awarded a corner. Jürgen Fahlgren went to the cornerflag to take it. Berker Sani was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Benjamin Cuss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aadil Al Sherazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 90 minutes into the match, Goo Goo Dolls's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszko Rywin came free, but Benjamin Cuss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94thth minute of the game Olimpiu Dragnea 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. The Goo Goo Dolls fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Goo Goo Dolls's Olimpiu Dragnea looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.