Friendly League

Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eusebio Veronica got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Handi in the 7th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Jonas de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Jonas de Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Handi. 12 minutes into the match, Cecilio Felipillo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Flying Dutch's Jonas de Queirós. Jonas de Queirós was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abelardo Paraibano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonas de Queirós was a little too slow when Eusebio Veronica got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 3-0. Jonas de Queirós came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Acratas Unidos's Cecilio Felipillo. But to his dismay, Cecilio Felipillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 32nd play minute Prudencio Roderigo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jonas de Queirós. 6-0. Jonathan Handi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Jonas de Queirós made a huge save. 36 minutes into the game, Eusebio Veronica cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Jonas de Queirós was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Felipillo got free with Jonas de Queirós in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Ilazki came free, but Jonas de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Flying Dutch defense, Cecilio Felipillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas de Queirós. The Flying Dutch fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas de Queirós should have stopped the shot. Flying Dutch's Jonas de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Veronica in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 8-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Paraibano was the one to do the kick off. Jonas de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Felipillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Acratas Unidos's Eusebio Veronica nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonas de Queirós made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. 57 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Handi came free, but Jonas de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes Acratas Unidos got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Lorencio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Felipillo in the 63rd minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Jonas de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Veronica came free, but Jonas de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 played minutes Acratas Unidos got a freekick which was hit by Placido Ilazki. 72 minutes into the game, Jonathan Handi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Jonas de Queirós was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonas de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Felipillo in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Eusebio Veronica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas de Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Felipillo in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the Flying Dutch defense, Eusebio Veronica kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas de Queirós. The Flying Dutch fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas de Queirós should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Placido Ilazki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acratas Unidos's supporters rose to their feet, but Placido Ilazki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas de Queirós breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonas de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Roderigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Roderigo in the 96th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Jonas de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Acratas Unidos had played much better football throughout.