Friendly League

Hazard Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gil Vargas started the match with the kick off. Dream Team FC's Jerónimo Raminhos got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jared Larson came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vicente Simões could save by the left post. Octavio Gold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Vicente Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammed McCann hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute of the game Val Burton made a throw-in which Damon Dixon played forward. With a little luck, Dream Team FC's Vicente Simões got control of the ball when Jared Larson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Dream Team FC's Gil Vargas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Stjohn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Val Burton fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hazard's protests and gave Val Burton a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Hazard got a freekick which was hit by Val Burton. Gil Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tobias Stjohn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Joaquim Araújo had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. 34 minutes into the game, Damon Dixon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hazard's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dream Team FC the free kick. In the 35th match minute, Hazard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damon Dixon to maneuver through the defense. Vicente Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Gold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th match minute, Hazard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teddy Fair to maneuver through the defense. Gil Vargas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 41st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Omar Broussard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tobias Stjohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Vargas in the 51st minute of the match. When Damon Dixon was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. Aquilino Póvoas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tobias Stjohn having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Omar Broussard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hazard's supporters rose to their feet, but Omar Broussard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 58 played minutes Hazard got a freekick which was hit by Val Burton. In the 61st minute, Octavio Gold left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hazard fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Octavio Gold recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Dream Team FC's zone, Teddy Fair stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vicente Simões came out of the goal and Teddy Fair tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Octavio Gold fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Simões having to interfere. In the 88thth minute of the game Octavio Gold who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dream Team FC's Vicente Simões was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Dream Team FC's Aquilino Póvoas got a free kick in the 89th minute. David Frois's late challenge caught a Hazard's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Frois helped the player get up and apologised. After 94 played minutes Dream Team FC got a freekick which was hit by David Frois. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Dream Team FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.