Friendly League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Ezequiel Pereira started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya got control of the ball when Seb Hedges tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lobo Guará's Bahrija Rogulj managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leonardo Cruz in the 12 minute of the game. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Vlad Imperiale hit a great ball. Daniel Anaya was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Seb Hedges capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Seb Hedges really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. If Ezequiel Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 25 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Remus Gavruță. DENVER™'s Mustafa Cumhur Gök played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 26th minute of play. Daniel Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugur Nițisor in the 29th minute of play. Daniel Anaya came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by DENVER™'s Mugur Nițisor. But to his dismay, Mugur Nițisor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Vlad Imperiale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Cumhur Gök having to interfere. Daniel Anaya was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Seb Hedges showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 34 minute of play. DENVER™'s Mustafa Cumhur Gök played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 37th minute of play. Seb Hedges blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Anaya having to make a save. 37 minutes into the match, Lobo Guará's goal looked a bit too open when Seb Hedges came free, but Daniel Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Pereira came free, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Mustafa Cumhur Gök showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Seb Hedges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Ciro de Moraes replaced Ezequiel Pereira. Dráusio Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. DENVER™'s Antonio Cugini was substituted for Diego Armando Messi. In the 72nd minute Ciro de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute of the match Lobo Guará got a corner. DENVER™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nando Barbosa ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Berker Başhekim heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Daniel Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Gavruță in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th match minute, DENVER™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Cugini to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seb Hedges in the 92nd minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lobo Guará players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for DENVER™.