Friendly League

Cross Experience HND
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Betinho Damião started the match with the kick off. Zeus Lewandowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Dorival Alvarenga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paul Christini. Paul Christini yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Karkantos in the 9th minute of play forced Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goalkeeper Zeus Lewandowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Dorival Alvarenga got a free kick in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Panos Karkantos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Zeus Lewandowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute, Dorival Alvarenga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alim Karaman in the 24th minute of play forced Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goalkeeper Zeus Lewandowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorival Alvarenga struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Paul Christini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF. A collision led to Edson Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Roger Milla hit a great ball. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorival Alvarenga, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but Zeus Lewandowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zeus Lewandowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Karkantos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tao Xing Yong was slow to take the kick. During this time Edson Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. 43 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Dorival Alvarenga fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Dorival Alvarenga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paul Christini. That made the score 3-1 in the 45 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dorival Alvarenga made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Panos Karkantos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edson Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Heleno de Freitas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 65th of the match, Betinho Damião tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Zeus Lewandowski got in the way and made a wonderful save. Edson Futebol Clube made a substitution. Lucas Hulk replaced Betinho Damião. In the 69th match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. De-Jesús Beckenbauer made in the 75th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dorotheos Kakatsios however managed to control. Hans Egfelt hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Tao Xing Yong shot from long distance after 78 played minutes, a shot that Zeus Lewandowski with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Lucas Hulk scored to the left of an out of position Zeus Lewandowski, making the score, 3-5. Edson Futebol Clube played a much better game than Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF and deserved their victory. The Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.