Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena do Olivedos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abel de Godoi kicked off to start the match. Dries Ramps took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes Singapore got a freekick which was hit by Felix Ning. Olivedos were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Singapore's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luisinho Ceresso took the corner. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Singapore's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luisinho Ceresso was slow to take the kick. During this time Olivedos's players had a chance to rest. Abel de Godoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dries Ramps. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel de Godoi ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, Benoit De Middeleer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yuri da Cunha. Olivedos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benoit De Middeleer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Yuri da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benoit De Middeleer in the 25th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abel de Godoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dries Ramps was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 28th minute Olivedos were awarded a corner. Luisinho Ceresso went to the cornerflag to take it. Luisinho Ceresso made a great header on Olivedos's corner, it was just that Singapore's Dries Ramps managed to reach the ball for a save. 30 minutes into the match, Abel de Godoi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dries Ramps. Singapore's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel de Godoi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Abel de Godoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dries Ramps took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel de Godoi in the 36th minute of play forced Singapore's goalkeeper Dries Ramps to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dries Ramps showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel de Godoi in the 39th minute of the match. Olivedos's Yuri da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Morell in the 44th minute of play. Dries Ramps came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Olivedos's Abel de Godoi. But to his dismay, Abel de Godoi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benoit De Middeleer made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Singapore's Jithu Hui got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 52nd minute Abel de Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dries Ramps saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Singapore defense, Abel de Godoi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dries Ramps. The Singapore fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dries Ramps should have stopped the shot. Olivedos's Franklin dos Santos was substituted for Luisinho Ceresso. 59 minutes into the game, Ricardinho Vianna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Dries Ramps was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rubinho Chaves hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jithu Hui during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yuri da Cunha was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Benoit De Middeleer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benoit De Middeleer really showed his touch with that goal: 6-2. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Singapore's goalkeeper Dries Ramps, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Abel de Godoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olivedos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-2. Yuri da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benoit De Middeleer in the 83rd minute of play. Singapore's Dries Ramps played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Novaes in the 90th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, Olivedos could leave the field as winners, despite Singapore having more of the ball for most of the match.