Friendly League

Atherstone
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Revolución Joao FC's Joel Ahonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Revolución Joao FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco got free with Joel Ahonen in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco in the 8th minute of play forced Revolución Joao FC's goalkeeper Joel Ahonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Ahonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Joel Ahonen threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Berker Sani, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Revolución Joao FC's Joel Ahonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berker Sani in the 17th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Revolución Joao FC's Burbano Charro got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Kuzey Sebat fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Joel Ahonen, passed just outside the right post. Joel Ahonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Plop in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco in the 31st minute of play forced Revolución Joao FC's goalkeeper Joel Ahonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Ahonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Christobal in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Somoza came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Ahonen 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 37th minute. In the 41st minute Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Ahonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Joel Ahonen made a huge save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Donato Christobal in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Ahonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kuzey Sebat in the 53rd minute. Aguirre Verde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romão Mourato in the 54th minute. In the 54thth minute of the game Romão Mourato 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. When Osvaldo Somoza came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Revolución Joao FC 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 Osvaldo Somoza couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Ahonen saved Revolución Joao FC from getting behind. 65 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Xesus Cortes came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Revolución Joao FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osvaldo Somoza in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on Revolución Joao FC's corner Uriel Becerra fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aguirre Verde quite easily take care of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Revolución Joao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Berker Sani came free, but Joel Ahonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Revolución Joao FC's Joel Ahonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Christobal in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Nelson Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldo Somoza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aguirre Verde firmly grabbed it by the left post. Joel Ahonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Christobal in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Donato Christobal got a free kick in the 89th minute. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.