Friendly League

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Govert Kool started the match with the kick off. Alvaro Ignatius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Taco Zwartkruis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Atlanta's zone, Erik Roelfs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Germano came out of the goal and Erik Roelfs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Club Atlético Atlanta getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Pedro Rojelio hit a great ball. With 10 minutes on the clock, Eustaquio Gerazan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Eustaquio Gerazan hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Alvaro Ignatius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Govert Kool in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Germano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Elpidio Shantala fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atlético Atlanta's protests and gave Elpidio Shantala a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Atlanta's Elpidio Shantala got a free kick in the 25th minute. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roelof van Kampen in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roelof van Kampen in the 30th minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Erik Roelfs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilfredo Gaxan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roelof van Kampen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roelof van Kampen in the 44th minute of the match. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathijs Stroobos in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilfredo Gaxan to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvaro Ignatius during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club Atlético Atlanta getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Alvaro Ignatius hit a great ball. In the 55th match minute, Julias Rascals Apeldoorn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert Warneke to maneuver through the defense. If Roelof van Kampen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mathijs Stroobos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carlos Germano came out and tried to block the shot, but Mathijs Stroobos slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Govert Kool got free with Carlos Germano in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Gaston Joanes fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atlético Atlanta's protests and gave Gaston Joanes a yellow card for diving instead. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn made a substitution. Florian Bogaard replaced Roelof van Kampen. In the 69th match minute, Club Atlético Atlanta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Joanes to maneuver through the defense. Max Winters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 71st minute, Erik Roelfs 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. In the 72nd minute Florian Bogaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustin Pacho kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Carlos Germano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florian Bogaard's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, Mathijs Stroobos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.