Friendly League

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when René Batum made the kick off which started today's match. When Lukas Dilling fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pannekoeken's protests and gave Lukas Dilling a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Pannekoeken was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukas Dilling to maneuver through the defense. When Reynaldo Lopes fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CACYFA's protests and gave Reynaldo Lopes a yellow card for diving instead. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CACYFA! In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Pannekoeken. Lukas Dilling stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Siro Menendo. 0-1. When Rolando Zárate came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the CACYFA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rolando Zárate couldn't finish the play. Melvin Hulsebos hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by René Batum in the 21st minute of play forced CACYFA's goalkeeper Siro Menendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronald Kip made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Rolando Zárate sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers René Batum in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Siro Menendo saved CACYFA from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter-Jan Reitsema in the 30th minute of play forced CACYFA's goalkeeper Siro Menendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, CACYFA's goal looked a bit too open when René Batum came free, but Siro Menendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in CACYFA's zone, René Batum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Siro Menendo came out of the goal and René Batum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. René Batum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Siro Menendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Pannekoeken's goalkeeper Ronald Kip had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Eutor. Rolando Zárate hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, René Batum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rolando Zárate to make the kick off. In the 57th minute, Lukas Dilling ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Siro Menendo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 61 minutes of play, CACYFA's Valentin Eutor made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronald Kip was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lukas Dilling came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Siro Menendo could save by the left post. Rafael Hilberts charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafael Hilberts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CACYFA booed when Pannekoeken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Hilberts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolando Zárate recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Pannekoeken getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Pieter-Jan Reitsema hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Rolando Zárate managed to get in a good position for a shot. CACYFA's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolando Zárate was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronald Kip breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to CACYFA getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rodrigo Aznaro hit a great ball. CACYFA's Reynaldo Lopes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Roger Heide, made in the 85th minute of the game. Siro Menendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Batum in the 90th minute of play. Ronald Kip made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Fix in the 92nd minute of play. Siro Menendo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Batum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle went the supporters of Pannekoeken were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant CACYFA side.