Friendly League

Het Dak
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dan Kjellman started the match with the kick off. Shaq Francis kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, FC Bal op het Dak's Dan Kjellman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emil Gabor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 2-0 became the score in the 14th minute when John-Paul Locatelli elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Joop Meder fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bal op het Dak's protests and gave Joop Meder a yellow card for diving instead. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Codrin Zdrobău was substituted for Andrei Cosor. After a rather tough play, FC Bal op het Dak's Joop Meder got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Eric Păvăloae sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harvey Davies narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 23 minutes FC Bal op het Dak's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ilie Răduleț who took care of the corner kick. 25 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Păvăloae came free, but Harvey Davies reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dan Kjellman in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emil Gabor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emil Gabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Kjellman, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Eric Păvăloae ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Harvey Davies was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Dan Kjellman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emil Gabor having to make a save. Emil Gabor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Kjellman in the 38th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Eric Păvăloae sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harvey Davies narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eric Păvăloae was the one to do the kick off. Harvey Davies made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae in the 56th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Harvey Davies had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihnea Iosub. FC Bal op het Dak made a substitution. Martijn August replaced Dan Kjellman. FC Bal op het Dak's Eddy Neijsen was substituted for Válbson Almeida. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martijn August in the 64th minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harvey Davies made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilie Răduleț in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute, Martijn August ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Gabor was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 72nd minute, Martijn August made a precise shot to the right of Emil Gabor. Ninjas in Pyjamas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 75 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Harvey Davies had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eric Păvăloae. 77 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when Marick Brunt came free, but Emil Gabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Cârneci made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Bal op het Dak's Cobus Harding. In the 85th minute, Martijn August made a precise shot to the right of Emil Gabor. Ninjas in Pyjamas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Harvey Davies took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Păvăloae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Martijn August shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ninjas in Pyjamas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.