Prized/Friendly Cup

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The Underdogs's Robin Boelens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Koča Kafarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. From a short distance, The Underdogs's Robin Boelens, in the 7th minute, tried to place the ball behind Lu Zhen Sheng, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Jan Wessel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koča Kafarov in the 14th minute of the match. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 16th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Koča Kafarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Underdogs's Jan Wessel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dolf Schoonderwoerd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Lu Zhen Sheng made a huge save. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Boelens in the 28th minute of the match. Lu Zhen Sheng came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by The Underdogs's Dolf Schoonderwoerd. But to his dismay, Dolf Schoonderwoerd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 32nd minute Koča Kafarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Luiz Linares made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DREAM TEAM WORLD's Luiz Fabiano Castro. In a very dangerous position, a player in DREAM TEAM WORLD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Lu Zhen Sheng, was totally fooled by The Underdogs's Piearres Olalla, who 39 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Paulo Jon was substituted for Jonathan Otto. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Elpidio Curcio was substituted for Zachariasz Psotka. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Koča Kafarov made a kick off. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Armando Nevada quite brazenly broke a throw-in by André Luiz Linares, made in the 52nd minute of the game. 53 minutes into the match, Koča Kafarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Wessel. The Underdogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koča Kafarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Lu Zhen Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Boelens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lu Zhen Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 60 minutes of play, The Underdogs's Robin Boelens made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lu Zhen Sheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute, Luiz Fabiano Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Fernan Arixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Underdogs made a substitution. Riemer Fries replaced Frank de Boer. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Ştefan Grigore was substituted for Koča Kafarov. Fernan Arixo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Paulo Jon hit a great ball. Jan Wessel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elpidio Curcio in the 78th minute. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Lu Zhen Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Boelens in the 82nd minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in DREAM TEAM WORLD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! In the 92nd minute Robin Boelens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Zhen Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ştefan Grigore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Wessel was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. In the 96th minute, Robin Boelens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Underdogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. The Underdogs walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.