Friendly League

The Hundreds Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abelardo Arósio took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Go Ahead Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Arósio came free, but Themistoklis Charalambakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 8 played minutes Go Ahead Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Miltos Theriaklis. Nelson Dias hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelson Dias during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Umbrella Corporation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Umbrella Corporation booed when Go Ahead Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Papakostopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chatziioannou Kakratsas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedito Ceresso during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Go Ahead Eagles booed when Umbrella Corporation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedito Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chatziioannou Kakratsas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 30thth minute of the game Abelardo Arósio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Go Ahead Eagles's Themistoklis Charalambakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Alkaios Tsionas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Chatziioannou Kakratsas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alkaios Tsionas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giannis Papakostopoulos was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Giannis Papakostopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dino Fernandez was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Umbrella Corporation's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reinaldo de Carvalho in the 58th minute. Reinaldo de Carvalho made a great header on Umbrella Corporation's corner, it was just that Go Ahead Eagles's Themistoklis Charalambakis managed to reach the ball for a save. 60 minutes into the match, Umbrella Corporation's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Papakostopoulos came free, but Dino Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alkaios Tsionas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Go Ahead Eagles's goalkeeper Themistoklis Charalambakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Papakostopoulos in the 73rd minute of play forced Umbrella Corporation's goalkeeper Dino Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chatziioannou Kakratsas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Go Ahead Eagles's Giannis Papakostopoulos in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Umbrella Corporation's goalie prevented a goal. Umbrella Corporation's Dino Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chatziioannou Kakratsas in the 81st minute of play. Themistoklis Charalambakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Nelson Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, Alkaios Tsionas notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Umbrella Corporation's Dino Fernandez. Dino Fernandez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 94 minutes into the game, Nelson Dias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Themistoklis Charalambakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Go Ahead Eagles fans cheered their team off the field, for while Umbrella Corporation had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.