Friendly League

Atherstone
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Larry Hallam got the match started through his kick off. When Bass Duchateau fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's protests and gave Bass Duchateau a yellow card for diving instead. After 2 played minutes DUBAI Palm Jumeirah got a freekick which was hit by Bass Duchateau. Aguirre Verde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Lipets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Lipets in the 6th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguirre Verde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Bento in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Hilário Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguirre Verde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Lipets, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Lipets in the 25th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Vivant were awarded a corner. Youri Van Der Talen went to the cornerflag to take it. Vivant's Youri Van Der Talen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aguirre Verde in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Lipets in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Hilário Bento came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute Hilário Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguirre Verde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Cisneros in the 33rd minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Bento in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Lipets in the 38th minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larry Hallam, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Larry Hallam might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aguirre Verde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Larry Hallam ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the DUBAI Palm Jumeirah defense, Larry Hallam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aguirre Verde. The DUBAI Palm Jumeirah fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aguirre Verde should have stopped the shot. The supporters of DUBAI Palm Jumeirah booed when Vivant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Youri Van Der Talen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Larry Hallam took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aguirre Verde. Aguirre Verde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Youri Van Der Talen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vivant's supporters rose to their feet, but Youri Van Der Talen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aguirre Verde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Bento in the 55th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Hilário Bento came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vivant were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Youri Van Der Talen took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as Marin Lipets kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aguirre Verde. That made the score 0-5 in the 65 minute of play. In the 68th minute, Marin Lipets left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vivant fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 72nd minute, Hilário Bento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vivant fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. In the 75th minute, Hilário Bento reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aguirre Verde. The goal made the score 0-8. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Van Der Talen in the 79th minute of play. Hilário Bento took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aguirre Verde. Aguirre Verde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Hilário Bento scored to the left of an out of position Aguirre Verde, making the score, 0-10. Aguirre Verde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilário Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hilário Bento, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute, Vivant's Larry Hallam ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aguirre Verde. Aguirre Verde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. Marin Lipets could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Aguirre Verde made a huge save. Clemente Cisneros took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aguirre Verde. Aguirre Verde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-12.