Friendly League

Estádio Monica
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jos Verduin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wanderson Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristoffer Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viktor Häll made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Jos Verduin sent off a good shot on target. Wanderson Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristoffer Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wanderson Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Lluciano in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Jos Verduin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viktor Häll made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Kristoffer Ek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Wanderson Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Arnaldo Vergílio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Wanderson Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roman Lluciano's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Wanderson Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Lluciano in the 31st minute of play. When Dráuzio Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s protests and gave Dráuzio Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Dráuzio Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Wanderson Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Lluciano in the 34th minute of play. In the 34th minute Roman Lluciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wanderson Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Sivert Borre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NovaStella FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ the free kick. A collision led to NovaStella FK getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Sivert Borre hit a great ball. Wanderson Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristoffer Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Wanderson Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Lluciano in the 41st minute of play. Wanderson Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristoffer Ek in the 42nd minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, NovaStella FK's Kristoffer Ek made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wanderson Freire was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Kristoffer Ek managed to get in a good position for a shot. NovaStella FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristoffer Ek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wanderson Freire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kristoffer Ek to make the kick off. After 56 played minutes UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ got a freekick which was hit by Olívio Souza. NovaStella FK's Viktor Häll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jos Verduin in the 58th minute of play. Viktor Häll stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jos Verduin's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. If Roman Lluciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute Jos Verduin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Häll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, NovaStella FK's goal looked a bit too open when Karel-Jan De Winter came free, but Viktor Häll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Vergílio in the 70th minute of play forced NovaStella FK's goalkeeper Viktor Häll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristoffer Ek who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Wanderson Freire when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 78th minute of the match, Kristoffer Ek tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wanderson Freire saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnaldo Vergílio in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Viktor Häll prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, Kristoffer Ek notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Wanderson Freire. Wanderson Freire was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karel-Jan De Winter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Häll having to interfere. A collision led to NovaStella FK getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Marcu Pantelimon hit a great ball. NovaStella FK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.