Friendly League

Parc St Golthan
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares 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. The supporters of Fc Benefica booed when Bohemians Praa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Wei Ang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adam Harper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Mitchel Dijkstra made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Bohemians Praa's Mitchel Dijkstra threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Quentin Pope, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Leonardo Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Soares in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bohemians Praa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leandro Soares was slow to take the kick. During this time Fc Benefica's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Kurt-Jürgen Kurri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bohemians Praa's Leonardo Bezerra did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lance Gomersall in the 23rd minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Mitchel Dijkstra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Leandro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Leandro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bohemians Praa's Leonardo Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 37th minute of play. Mitchel Dijkstra made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Adam Harper sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute of the match Bohemians Praa got a corner. Fc Benefica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ambrosio Herauso ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Leandro Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Benefica's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonardo Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th minute, Lance Gomersall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 50th minute, Lance Gomersall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leandro Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonardo Bezerra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. Bohemians Praa's Leonardo Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Bohemians Praa's Leonardo Bezerra got control of the ball when Leandro Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Leandro Soares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Bezerra. Bohemians Praa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Soares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Bohemians Praa made a substitution. Cebrail Coşkuner replaced Quentin Pope. Leandro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leandro Soares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Leonardo Bezerra made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leonardo Bezerra. Leonardo Bezerra yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Bohemians Praa's Endre Sámuel was substituted for Lance Gomersall. 79 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Bezerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Harper in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Jez Toulson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitchel Dijkstra. Fc Benefica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jez Toulson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. In the 89th minute, Endre Sámuel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bohemians Praa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Fc Benefica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leandro Soares in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute Endre Sámuel 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. In the 95th match minute, Fc Benefica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens van Basten to maneuver through the defense.