Friendly League

Arena da Lagoa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Geraldo de Godoi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 0-1 became the score in the 8th minute when János Újfalussy elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Joost Van Linthout in the 14th minute of play forced Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucio Oto hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Blair McCormick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robben Kints, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, Brakkies New Bastards's Lucio Oto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blair McCormick made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 28th minute, Geraldo de Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Brakkies New Bastards's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Donatello came free, but Nico Van Meerbek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, János Újfalussy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brakkies New Bastards fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Blair McCormick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from János Újfalussy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 49 played minutes Brakkies New Bastards got a freekick which was hit by Robben Kints. After the first half Brakkies New Bastards were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kirk Powderham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute János Újfalussy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from János Újfalussy, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kirk Powderham. Blair McCormick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from János Újfalussy in the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Brakkies New Bastards's János Újfalussy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Blair McCormick. Blair McCormick yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. With an all-out effort, Brakkies New Bastards's Blair McCormick threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kirk Powderham, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 65 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kirk Powderham. An unexpectedly hard shot by János Újfalussy in the 67th minute of play forced Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. János Újfalussy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 73rd minute, Kirk Powderham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blair McCormick was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. In the 77th minute Geraldo de Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Van Meerbek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kirk Powderham got free with Blair McCormick in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Blair McCormick made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Reijniers in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute, Robben Kints reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Blair McCormick. The goal made the score 0-7. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling János Újfalussy in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Blair McCormick prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Kirk Powderham took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Blair McCormick to make any attempt to save it. In the 91st match minute, Taquaral Campineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Donatello to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Brakkies New Bastards's Robben Kints dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. After 97 played minutes Taquaral Campineiro got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Baptista. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 99th minute of the match, managed to save Taquaral Campineiro from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Brakkies New Bastards could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Taquaral Campineiro throughout the match.