Friendly League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Schjelderup started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Luciano Inverso came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Nacional 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 Luciano Inverso couldn't finish the play. Andreas Hansen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 5th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Hansen got control of the ball when Grabiel Escorcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sindre Walle in the 12th minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 16th playminute. Andreas Hansen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Yulian Kichukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Hansen made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Grabiel Escorcia sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 29th minute of play forced FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Andreas Hansen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Grabiel Escorcia came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Nacional 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 Grabiel Escorcia couldn't finish the play. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Hansen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Nordsjælland from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Hansen. Andreas Hansen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Grabiel Escorcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andreas Hansen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andreas Hansen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Hansen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes, Jeppe Tverskov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Nordsjælland and the Nacional players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, FC Nordsjælland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeppe Tverskov to maneuver through the defense. Andreas Hansen came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia. But to his dismay, Grabiel Escorcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nordsjælland's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andreas Hansen came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the game, José Luis Rodríguez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Andreas Hansen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joseph Gayoso struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Andreas Hansen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. 67 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Hansen. Andreas Hansen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 69 minutes into the match, FC Nordsjælland's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Andreas Hansen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Hansen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 73rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andreas Hansen saved FC Nordsjælland from getting behind. In the 76th minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Xu Sha went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Xu Sha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Andreas Hansen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 79 minutes into the game, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andreas Hansen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Grabiel Escorcia took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andreas Hansen. Andreas Hansen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. After 94 minutes of play, FC Nordsjælland's Mads Hansen made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juaneizu Merida was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andreas Hansen was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. FC Nordsjælland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.