Friendly League

HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niilo Mikkola kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Engin Akbatu sped through SeleSantos FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dinei Pinheiro. 8 minutes into the match, SeleSantos FC's goalkeeper Dinei Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Engin Akbatu. When - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SeleSantos FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th minute, - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dinei Pinheiro. Dinei Pinheiro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Dinei Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Engin Akbatu in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Daniel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ke Qi. - HULKAS -'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Engin Akbatu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dinei Pinheiro having to make a save. Engin Akbatu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dinei Pinheiro made a huge save. In the 28th minute, - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Dinei Pinheiro made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Engin Akbatu sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by SeleSantos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pontus Granlund was slow to take the kick. During this time - HULKAS -'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Pontus Granlund almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SeleSantos FC's Dinei Pinheiro did a great save. Dinei Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franz Corral in the 37th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Engin Akbatu got free with Dinei Pinheiro in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. - HULKAS - were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after SeleSantos FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pontus Granlund took the corner. After 44 minutes SeleSantos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pontus Granlund who took care of the corner kick. - HULKAS -'s Pontus Granlund was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dinei Pinheiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, SeleSantos FC's Dinei Pinheiro got control of the ball when Engin Akbatu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Engin Akbatu made a kick off. Dinei Pinheiro came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu. But to his dismay, Engin Akbatu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. 56 minutes into the match, Engin Akbatu notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of SeleSantos FC's Dinei Pinheiro. Dinei Pinheiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dinei Pinheiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Engin Akbatu's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 64th minute Engin Akbatu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinei Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. - HULKAS -'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pontus Granlund in the 66th minute. - HULKAS -'s attack was well implemented in the 70th minute, but when Engin Akbatu was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 72nd minute, Engin Akbatu made a precise shot to the right of Dinei Pinheiro. SeleSantos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Engin Akbatu took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dinei Pinheiro. Dinei Pinheiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Engin Akbatu in the 78th minute of play forced SeleSantos FC's goalkeeper Dinei Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Engin Akbatu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dinei Pinheiro was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Engin Akbatu in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dinei Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SeleSantos FC's goalkeeper Dinei Pinheiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 87 minutes of play, - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dinei Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Franz Corral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Engin Akbatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. - HULKAS - had won after a very even match.