Prized/Friendly Cup

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Christijan Schreuder started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Ruud Geels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Genaro Elivareo got free with Herbert Hilhorst in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 16th minute of play forced Verwachting's goalkeeper Herbert Hilhorst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herbert Hilhorst made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cecilio Tristan in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Tristan came free, but Herbert Hilhorst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Geels in the 26th minute of the match. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriaan Kuypers in the 28th minute of play. Genaro Elivareo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Herbert Hilhorst made a huge save. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud Geels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Herbert Hilhorst made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genaro Elivareo in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Verwachting's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Tristan came free, but Herbert Hilhorst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Twan Hesseling in the 39th minute of play. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruud Geels in the 42nd minute of play. Herbert Hilhorst acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Genaro Elivareo.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cecilio Tristan to strike the kick off in the second half. Genaro Elivareo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Hilhorst having to interfere. Verwachting's Herbert Hilhorst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 54th minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Vânderson Barbosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Herbert Hilhorst was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 57 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christijan Schreuder. In the 61st minute Ruud Geels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Hilhorst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vânderson Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Ruud Geels sent off a good shot on target. Vânderson Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cecilio Tristan in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Herbert Hilhorst prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute Genaro Elivareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Hilhorst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud Geels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Herbert Hilhorst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genaro Elivareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vânderson Barbosa's late challenge caught a Verwachting's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vânderson Barbosa helped the player get up and apologised. Vânderson Barbosa hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Genaro Elivareo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Hilhorst having to interfere. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Twan Hesseling, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Geels in the 94th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Verwachting's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.