Warsong Gulch
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808,
Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Teo got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes FCF north got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Steelman. Chris Tinselboer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Mathews, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, FCF north's goalkeeper Chris Tinselboer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Teo. Azam Tan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Chris Tinselboer made a huge save. 10 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Arcan Çapan came free, but Didi Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Bilintx in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, FCF north's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Mathews came free, but Chris Tinselboer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Didi Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arcan Çapan in the 14th minute of play. Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arcan Çapan in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Jonathan Steelman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didi Gonçalves. Nagrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Steelman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 20th minute Ed Bijlsma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didi Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ed Bijlsma in the 24th minute of the match. If Arcan Çapan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Didi Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Steelman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ed Bijlsma in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ed Bijlsma in the 34th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Didi Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, FCF north's Jonathan Steelman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Didi Gonçalves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Jonathan Steelman notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves. Didi Gonçalves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Didi Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ed Bijlsma, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. FCF north's Chris Tinselboer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azam Tan in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Steelman came free, but Didi Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Didi Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arcan Çapan, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Arcan Çapan made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves got control of the ball when Jonatan Bilintx tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Nagrand defense, Jonathan Steelman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Didi Gonçalves. The Nagrand fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Didi Gonçalves should have stopped the shot. Didi Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ed Bijlsma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Steelman in the 60th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Didi Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FCF north's Ed Bijlsma got a free kick in the 61st minute. Didi Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Steelman, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Azam Tan hit a great ball. Arcan Çapan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Didi Gonçalves made a huge save. Didi Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Steelman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Didi Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Steelman in the 68th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Gabriel Mathews managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nagrand's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Mathews was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chris Tinselboer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Didi Gonçalves made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Arcan Çapan sent off a good shot on target. Didi Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ed Bijlsma, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the match, FCF north's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Mathews came free, but Chris Tinselboer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, FCF north's Didi Gonçalves threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ed Bijlsma, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arcan Çapan got free with Didi Gonçalves in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute Arcan Çapan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didi Gonçalves made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Jonathan Steelman sent off a good shot on target. Didi Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ed Bijlsma in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Didi Gonçalves saved Nagrand from getting behind. If Arcan Çapan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Arcan Çapan took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Didi Gonçalves to make any attempt to save it. Zak Choy hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute of the match Arne Wijk sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Didi Gonçalves skillfully saved the ball. When the match was over FCF north could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Nagrand throughout the match.
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