Friendly League

Folke Anderson
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Maftei started the match with the kick off. Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Soares in the 7th minute of the match. Aguinaga Nebot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Maftei in the 9th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Mitchel Dijkstra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute of the match, Damian Maftei tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mitchel Dijkstra saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marc Pringle hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Damian Maftei kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Fc Benefica from getting a goal against them. The referee gave Fc Benefica a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Leandro Soares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot. 0-1. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Soares in the 32nd minute of play. In the last second Mitchel Dijkstra throw himself and got hold of the ball when Damian Maftei in the 37thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 38th minute Esmeraldas S.C. were awarded a corner. Stefanos Terzopoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Esmeraldas S.C.'s corner Stefanos Terzopoulos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mitchel Dijkstra quite easily take care of the ball. When Jens van Basten fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Benefica's protests and gave Jens van Basten a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Fc Benefica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens van Basten to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Stefanos Terzopoulos from long distance, 45 minutes into the match, got Mitchel Dijkstra's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The Esmeraldas S.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fc Benefica were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leandro Soares was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Leandro Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Benefica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mitchel Dijkstra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Willy Reynolds's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. When Esmeraldas S.C.'s Willy Reynolds in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fc Benefica's goalie prevented a goal. Stefanos Terzopoulos made a great header on Esmeraldas S.C.'s corner, it was just that Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Leandro Soares kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aguinaga Nebot. That made the score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aguinaga Nebot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute Martinez Cines 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. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Daniel Castillo was substituted for Martinez Cines. Fc Benefica made a substitution. Denis Beremundo replaced Humberto Jonge. Esmeraldas S.C. made a substitution. Simon Caicedo replaced Pinto Cubria. A collision led to Fc Benefica getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Damien Bakker hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Yan Zhou Xuan in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Fc Benefica's Damien Bakker. Mitchel Dijkstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Soares. Mitchel Dijkstra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Willy Reynolds's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute Damian Maftei 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. A sloppy throw-in by Yan Zhou Xuan in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Fc Benefica's Hugo Andriessen. 84 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Soares came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aguinaga Nebot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Leandro Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fc Benefica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes in the game Marc Pringle did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Willy Reynolds. The Esmeraldas S.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Fc Benefica's performance. The match ended with a win for Fc Benefica.