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Match Report
Veenesluis
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leandro Soares started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Benefica's zone, Franco Bosch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taco Uebels came out of the goal and Franco Bosch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Taco Uebels, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 19th minute of play. A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Ture Asklöv with Damien Bakker as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Franco Bosch in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fc Benefica's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute of the match ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► got a corner. Fc Benefica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cordario Bazarra ran over to the corner to take the kick. Taco Uebels stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franco Bosch's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Ermengol Baena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Soares in the 38th minute. In the 44th minute, Nicollao Narbona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Bosch in the 47th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Taco Uebels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Bosch made a kick off. Bob Morley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taco Uebels having to interfere. Leandro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Fc Benefica defense, Franco Bosch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Taco Uebels. The Fc Benefica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Taco Uebels should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Fc Benefica's David Wilmink got a free kick in the 66th minute. Fc Benefica made a substitution. Palmiro Quadros replaced Humberto Jonge. The supporters of ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Wilmink didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leandro Soares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ermengol Baena having to make a save. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes in the game Cordario Bazarra did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Franco Bosch. After a defensive mix-up in ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s zone, Jens van Basten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermengol Baena came out of the goal and Jens van Basten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Soares came free, but Ermengol Baena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match Fc Benefica got a corner. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leandro Soares ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jens van Basten almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Bosch in the 77th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Taco Uebels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Franco Bosch ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Taco Uebels. Taco Uebels yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ermengol Baena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Soares in the 86th minute of play. The supporters of Fc Benefica booed when ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bob Morley didn't get a good kick on the ball. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► played a much better game than Fc Benefica and deserved their victory. The Fc Benefica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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