Friendly League

Maracanã
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Niceto Xacintu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When DENVER™'s Seb Hedges in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flying Dutch's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute of the match, Niceto Xacintu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luís Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Hedges in the 6th minute of the match. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seb Hedges in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute Seb Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seb Hedges in the 19th minute of play. DENVER™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dorel Chevereșan in the 21st minute. After taking down the ball on DENVER™'s corner Dorel Chevereșan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Luís Paulo Romero quite easily take care of the ball. A hard shot 22 in the game by Niceto Xacintu from a close distance when the talented Mustafa Cumhur Gök managed to make a qualified save. DENVER™'s players were relieved. In the 25th minute of the match DENVER™ got a corner. Flying Dutch's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dorel Chevereșan ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 28thth minute of the game Seb Hedges who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Seb Hedges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 30 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Seb Hedges came free, but Luís Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seb Hedges blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Paulo Romero having to make a save. Luís Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Hedges in the 37th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seb Hedges in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Seb Hedges blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Paulo Romero having to make a save. In the 46th minute Seb Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Xacintu in the 48th minute of play forced DENVER™'s goalkeeper Mustafa Cumhur Gök to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Seb Hedges to make the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Romero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When DENVER™'s Seb Hedges in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flying Dutch's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Paulo Romero came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by DENVER™'s Seb Hedges. But to his dismay, Seb Hedges quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 62 minutes into the game, DENVER™'s Seb Hedges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Paulo Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Seb Hedges scored 0-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Paulo Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. DENVER™'s Dráusio Garcia was substituted for Cosme Zaccardi. Seb Hedges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seb Hedges got free with Luís Paulo Romero in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luukas Van de Put hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Mustafa Cumhur Gök took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute DENVER™ were awarded a corner. Dráusio Garcia went to the cornerflag to take it. DENVER™'s Diego Armando Messi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luís Paulo Romero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cido de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Seb Hedges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DENVER™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Seb Hedges sped through Flying Dutch's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luís Paulo Romero. Luís Paulo Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Seb Hedges in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Niceto Xacintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 played minutes Flying Dutch got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Ivașcu. The crowd rose to their feet as DENVER™'s Seb Hedges slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luís Paulo Romero. That made the score 0-6 after 95 minutes of play. The DENVER™ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.