Friendly League

Cana Brava
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matías Mendes started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Leandro Sugar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dário Veríssimo was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Dário Veríssimo was a little too slow when Well-Well Waack got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. 8 minutes into the game, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Vinícius Junior nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Alves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Well-Well Waack got free with Dário Veríssimo in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when William Angelsø came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Zeki Özgenc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Izaltina FAD's Dário Veríssimo threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from William Angelsø, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Well-Well Waack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izaltina FAD's supporters rose to their feet, but Well-Well Waack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dário Veríssimo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bóas Bolas in the 26th minute of play forced Izaltina FAD's goalkeeper Manuel Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Salazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 36 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when William Angelsø came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dário Veríssimo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Matías Mendes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 37 minute of play. If Frederico Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frederico Salazar was the one to do the kick off. Vinícius Junior struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Manuel Alves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC. If Matías Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dário Veríssimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Well-Well Waack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute William Angelsø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Veríssimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Well-Well Waack in the 66th minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dário Veríssimo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Well-Well Waack, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Izaltina FAD got a freekick which was hit by William Angelsø. Dário Veríssimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute of the match, Vinícius Junior got a very nice opportunity to score, but Manuel Alves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 76 played minutes ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC got a freekick which was hit by Frederico Salazar. When William Angelsø came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Izaltina FAD 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 William Angelsø couldn't finish the play. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Sugar in the 79th minute of the match. Manuel Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bóas Bolas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Mendes in the 82nd minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Izaltina FAD's Manuel Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasan Dokuzer in the 86th minute of play. After 87 minutes Izaltina FAD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emanuele Hottiger who took care of the corner kick. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Frederico Salazar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Manuel Alves in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Fazıl Korkutalp hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Izaltina FAD had won after a very even match.