Friendly League

15 De Abril
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Soares took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Leandro Soares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hector Fidencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Soares in the 13th minute of play forced Unión De Santa Fe's goalkeeper Hector Fidencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, 狄朗沙 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mitchel Dijkstra, 1-1. Leandro Soares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hector Fidencio having to make a save. In the 29th minute Leandro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hector Fidencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match Fc Benefica got a corner. Unión De Santa Fe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leandro Soares ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hector Fidencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Soares in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Leandro Soares notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Unión De Santa Fe's Hector Fidencio. Hector Fidencio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hector Fidencio came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares. But to his dismay, Leandro Soares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. When Leandro Soares came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Fc Benefica 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 Leandro Soares couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 狄朗沙 to strike the kick off in the second half. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 狄朗沙 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitchel Dijkstra having to interfere. Unión De Santa Fe's Hector Fidencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 59th minute of play. Jorge Gotzon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, Unión De Santa Fe's goalkeeper Hector Fidencio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Soares. In the 67th match minute, Fc Benefica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damien Bakker to maneuver through the defense. Hector Fidencio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Soares in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute 狄朗沙 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchel Dijkstra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leandro Soaress short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Hector Fidencio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 77 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Yang Zhan Xiao came free, but Mitchel Dijkstra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Unión De Santa Fe getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Róbert Sinkovits hit a great ball. Hector Fidencio was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Leandro Soares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leandro Soares really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unión De Santa Fe's goalkeeper Hector Fidencio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fc Benefica eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.