Prized/Friendly Cup

Veenesluis
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Medárd Horváth kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, Leandro Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gianluigi Orange was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th minute, Hugo Andriessen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romário Custódio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mitchel Dijkstra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Leandro Soares recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gianluigi Orange. Leandro Soares showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Mitchel Dijkstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Custódio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Medárd Horváth had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitchel Dijkstra. Fc Benefica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Medárd Horváth was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 28th minute, Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Mitchel Dijkstra came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Coice de Mula's Romário Custódio. But to his dismay, Romário Custódio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Leandro Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluigi Orange. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. Gianluigi Orange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Gianluigi Orange was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Leandro Soares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leandro Soares really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. A hard shot 44 in the game by Leandro Soares from a close distance when the talented Gianluigi Orange managed to make a qualified save. Coice de Mula's players were relieved. Mitchel Dijkstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Custódio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Leandro Soares made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Medárd Horváth in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mitchel Dijkstra saved Fc Benefica from getting behind. Mitchel Dijkstra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Medárd Horváth's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Coice de Mula were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Fc Benefica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Felice Cavallaro took the corner. The corner ended in Pedro Paulo Seco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra did a great save. A sloppy throw-in by Jens van Basten in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Coice de Mula's Berkin Güdü. Daniël Orange could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Mitchel Dijkstra made a huge save. After 66 minutes Fc Benefica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felice Cavallaro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Felice Cavallaro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mitchel Dijkstra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mitchel Dijkstra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Medárd Horváth in the 67th minute. Coice de Mula made a substitution. Douglas dos Santos replaced Dennis Giusti. A sloppy throw-in by Téo Massa in the 72nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Fc Benefica's David Wilmink. In the 73rd minute, Leandro Soares made a precise shot to the right of Gianluigi Orange. Coice de Mula's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Medárd Horváth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mitchel Dijkstra having to make a save. In the 80th minute, Medárd Horváth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coice de Mula fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. 85 minutes into the match, Coice de Mula's Daniël Orange sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mitchel Dijkstra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Medárd Horváth came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Coice de Mula fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Medárd Horváth couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Pedro Paulo Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fc Benefica fans cheered their team off the field, for while Coice de Mula had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.