Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerjan Staarman took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, John Eriksson notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte. Kenneth van der Leegte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. John Eriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Kenneth van der Leegte made a huge save. Yu Xiong Yan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 11th playminute. 14 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Here Comes the Hammer's John Eriksson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Valdir Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Velloso in the 16th minute of play forced SV Wissenkerke's goalkeeper Kenneth van der Leegte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, SV Wissenkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Velloso came free, but Kenneth van der Leegte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Here Comes the Hammer's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emil Paulin in the 20th minute. The corner ended in Emil Paulin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SV Wissenkerke's Kenneth van der Leegte did a great save. Valdir Velloso did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Kenneth van der Leegte 25 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute Valdir Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth van der Leegte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wouter Kluivert's late challenge caught a Here Comes the Hammer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wouter Kluivert helped the player get up and apologised. Wouter Kluivert hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Kenneth van der Leegte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yu Xiong Yan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kenneth van der Leegte having to make a save. Kenneth van der Leegte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 36th minute of play. Kenneth van der Leegte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 38th minute of play. Valdir Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenneth van der Leegte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdir Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd minute Valdir Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth van der Leegte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tord Spetz kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stef Mol in the 47th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell John Eriksson to make the kick off. Kenneth van der Leegte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Kenneth van der Leegte didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Murilo Maranhense went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Valdir Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yu Xiong Yan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth van der Leegte having to interfere. Here Comes the Hammer made a substitution. Gustav Larsfelt replaced Lei Lei Feng. Carlinhos Félix might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenneth van der Leegte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlinhos Félix ran back to his position shaking his head. Kenneth van der Leegte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The supporters of Here Comes the Hammer booed when SV Wissenkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Izaak Kluivert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kenneth van der Leegte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Félix in the 76th minute of the match. Kenneth van der Leegte came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Here Comes the Hammer's John Eriksson. But to his dismay, John Eriksson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Kenneth van der Leegte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Yu Xiong Yan charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yu Xiong Yan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yu Xiong Yan kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Carlinhos Félix recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlinhos Félix might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenneth van der Leegte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlinhos Félix ran back to his position shaking his head. Kenneth van der Leegte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Here Comes the Hammer getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Carlinhos Félix hit a great ball. Here Comes the Hammer walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.