Friendly League

Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teodoro Freire took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Teodoro Freire notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Fargo SC's Bram Kiewit. Bram Kiewit was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 10 minutes into the match, AM United's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Mangas came free, but David Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 16 minutes, Teodoro Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AM United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teodoro Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Mangas in the 18th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Freire got free with Bram Kiewit in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes in the game, Teodoro Freire dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Teodoro Freire received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bram Kiewit came out and tried to block the shot, but Teodoro Freire slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 36th minute. Bram Kiewit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodoro Freire in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 58th minute, Nikos Christou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bram Kiewit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Pessoa in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute of the match AM United got a corner. Fargo SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adelino Palma ran over to the corner to take the kick. Teodoro Freire might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bram Kiewit. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teodoro Freire ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Teodoro Freire sped through Fargo SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bram Kiewit. Bram Kiewit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After some careless play in the Fargo SC defense, Teodoro Freire kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bram Kiewit. The Fargo SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bram Kiewit should have stopped the shot. Marc van Nistelrooij could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but David Bastos made a huge save. Fargo SC's Bram Kiewit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Freire in the 85th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Teodoro Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bram Kiewit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bram Kiewit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Freire in the 93rd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Teodoro Freire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AM United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. AM United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.