Friendly League

Paulopolis
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. Lino Meira started the match with the kick off. Hakim Frémont took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suavi Turhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hakim Frémont stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eustacio Astrada's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Hakim Frémont showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Morrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Paulopolis's Hakim Frémont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Morrison in the 8th minute of play. Crusaders were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Paulopolis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Humphrey Virgin took the corner. Crusaders's Humphrey Virgin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hakim Frémont in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Eustacio Astrada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hakim Frémont was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humphrey Virgin in the 16th minute of play forced Paulopolis's goalkeeper Hakim Frémont to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Humphrey Virgin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crusaders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 23 played minutes Paulopolis got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Vieira. Hakim Frémont took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Morrison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hakim Frémont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Alonso in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th match minute, Paulopolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hudson Vargas to maneuver through the defense. Hakim Frémont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustacio Astrada in the 31st minute of the match. Hakim Frémont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humphrey Virgin in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Hudson Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hakim Frémont had in the 39thth minute some difficulties stopping Humphrey Virgin's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 40th minute, Suavi Turhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crusaders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 43rd minute Todd Morrison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakim Frémont saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Crusaders booed when Paulopolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Cavalcante didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Crusaders's Eliseo Iratzeder got a free kick in the 47th minute. The Paulopolis players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Crusaders were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Humphrey Virgin to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Paulopolis's goal looked a bit too open when Humphrey Virgin came free, but Hakim Frémont reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Todd Morrison got free with Hakim Frémont in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulopolis's Hakim Frémont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Morrison in the 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Paulopolis's goalkeeper Hakim Frémont had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Astrada. Paulopolis's Hakim Frémont proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Paulopolis from getting a goal against them. Hakim Frémont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Todd Morrison in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Suavi Turhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakim Frémont saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hakim Frémont didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eustacio Astrada went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Paulopolis's Hakim Frémont got control of the ball when Stavros Keratomenos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hakim Frémont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suavi Turhan in the 82nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Paulopolis's Hakim Frémont got control of the ball when Eustacio Astrada tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Roy Keane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hakim Frémont. Paulopolis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roy Keane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When Lino Meira fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paulopolis's protests and gave Lino Meira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th match minute, Paulopolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Meira to maneuver through the defense. Crusaders's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.