Friendly League

Atherstone
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santo Traslago took the kick off in the first half of the match. Berker Sani succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Damian’s Team's Martin Boix got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the game, Martin Boix cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aguirre Verde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jürgen Fahlgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robustiano Sesuldo having to interfere. In the 16th minute, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Donato Christobal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robustiano Sesuldo. Robustiano Sesuldo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 19th minute, Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Sesuldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 22 minutes into the match, Damian’s Team's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Plop came free, but Robustiano Sesuldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robustiano Sesuldo 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 24th minute. After 25 minutes of play, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Berker Sani made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robustiano Sesuldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Christobal succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 5-1 in the 29th playminute. After some careless play in the Damian’s Team defense, Berker Sani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Sesuldo. The Damian’s Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Sesuldo should have stopped the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Damian’s Team's goalkeeper Robustiano Sesuldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Berker Sani. In the 35th minute, Teo Juez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robustiano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jürgen Fahlgren in the 37th minute of play. Rogerio Rocafort was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, one of Damian’s Team:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Robustiano Sesuldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Berker Sani went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Berker Sani made the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Damian’s Team got a freekick which was hit by Teo Juez. Kuzey Sebat took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Robustiano Sesuldo. Damian’s Team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 55th minute, Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DUBAI Palm Jumeirah fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-1. Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robustiano Sesuldo having to make a save. Damian’s Team's Robustiano Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Plop in the 60th minute of play. Robustiano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Plop in the 63rd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Emil Plop ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Sesuldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco in the 68th minute of play forced Damian’s Team's goalkeeper Robustiano Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Damian’s Team's goal looked a bit too open when Jürgen Fahlgren came free, but Robustiano Sesuldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Jürgen Fahlgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DUBAI Palm Jumeirah fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-1. Robustiano Sesuldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Plop in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Jürgen Fahlgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robustiano Sesuldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robustiano Sesuldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Plop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robustiano Sesuldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 13-1 was the resulting score. Damian’s Team's Robustiano Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berker Sani in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Damian’s Team's goal looked a bit too open when Jürgen Fahlgren came free, but Robustiano Sesuldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Berker Sani in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Damian’s Team's goalie prevented a goal. Robustiano Sesuldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Fahlgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robustiano Sesuldo 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 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Christobal in the 94th minute of play forced Damian’s Team's goalkeeper Robustiano Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Berker Sani put it in 15-1 from a short distance just to the right of Robustiano Sesuldo. When the referee ended the match the DUBAI Palm Jumeirah players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.