Friendly League

Eighty-Three
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Aurelius Bolduc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edin Džeko in the 5th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Zelg FC got a freekick which was hit by Gerry Belisle. 11 minutes into the match, Zelg FC's goalkeeper Aurelius Bolduc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edin Džeko. Edin Džeko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aurelius Bolduc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Zelg FC's Aurelius Bolduc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 17th minute of play. Edin Džeko struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Aurelius Bolduc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GeRaÇãO-83. With 26 minutes on the clock, Clint Müller commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 25 minutes into the game, one of Zelg FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Aurelius Bolduc, was totally fooled by GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko, who 27 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mario Cristofor in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelius Bolduc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grzegorz Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gioele Spillmann in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aurelius Bolduc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 42 minutes Zelg FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Muhammadu ibn Abi Bakr who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on GeRaÇãO-83's corner Muhammadu ibn Abi Bakr fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aurelius Bolduc quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Zelg FC's Aurelius Bolduc got control of the ball when Edin Džeko tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as GeRaÇãO-83's Mario Cristofor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aurelius Bolduc. That made the score 2-0 after 47 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Medero Gadea to make the kick off. Edin Džeko scored 3-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelius Bolduc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Medero Gadea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute Medero Gadea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelius Bolduc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edin Džeko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aurelius Bolduc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Medero Gadea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Aurelius Bolduc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 70th minute, Edin Džeko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GeRaÇãO-83 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Aurelius Bolduc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Cristofor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelius Bolduc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 81st minute Edin Džeko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelius Bolduc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Edin Džeko notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Zelg FC's Aurelius Bolduc. Aurelius Bolduc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Edin Džeko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelius Bolduc was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Zelg FC defense, Edin Džeko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurelius Bolduc. The Zelg FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurelius Bolduc should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the GeRaÇãO-83 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.