Prized/Friendly Cup

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Ágætis Byrjun getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Taco Westerink hit a great ball. Sjoerd Ottenhof was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 7 minutes into the match. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ágætis Byrjun! Ab Veenema had in the 9thth minute some difficulties stopping Kauã Damião's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Benedito Nóbrega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Willemsen in the 13th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Luciano do Nascimento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ab Veenema was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Denílson Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Boukjan Schalkwijk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benedito Nóbrega. Galo do Japi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Galo do Japi defense, Edgar Buys kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benedito Nóbrega. The Galo do Japi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benedito Nóbrega should have stopped the shot. After 21 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Tomé Gerber. Galo do Japi's Benedito Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Willemsen in the 25th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luciano do Nascimento got free with Ab Veenema in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ab Veenema stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano do Nascimento's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. A collision led to Ágætis Byrjun getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Edgar Buys hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the game, Denílson Urbano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galo do Japi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ágætis Byrjun the free kick. The supporters of Ágætis Byrjun booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denílson Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boukjan Schalkwijk charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boukjan Schalkwijk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when Ágætis Byrjun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boukjan Schalkwijk didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Kiko Novaes got a free kick in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 52nd minute Luciano do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ab Veenema saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ab Veenema showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Ab Veenema showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano do Nascimento in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Luciano do Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benedito Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinhard Gronden in the 61st minute of play. Ab Veenema showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Madureira in the 65th minute of the match. In the 73rdth minute of the game Ademir Carvalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ágætis Byrjun's Ab Veenema was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ágætis Byrjun getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Robin Willemsen hit a great ball. Luciano do Nascimento struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Ab Veenema didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galo do Japi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Madureira in the 79th minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Ab Veenema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael de Kort during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michael de Kort kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Ab Veenema stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano do Nascimento's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Ab Veenema stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano do Nascimento's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Edgard Ax was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ágætis Byrjun's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galo do Japi the free kick. In the 93rd match minute, Ágætis Byrjun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Ax to maneuver through the defense. The Ágætis Byrjun players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Galo do Japi from taking control. The game ends in a draw.