Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dorival Matorin started the match with the kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, Tommie Verhelst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Draconia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tommie Verhelst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tibo De Witte hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Jerry Moerman took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Kléberson Abraão to make any attempt to save it. In the 13th minute Kauã Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Tibo De Witte hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match Mauro Toledo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Kléberson Abraão came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Draconia's Jerry Moerman. But to his dismay, Jerry Moerman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Kléberson Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richmond Van Hoeyvelt, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Jerry Moerman kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Danilo Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Kauã Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Bernard Roosendael. Dorival Matorin charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorival Matorin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when Figueira SC FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorival Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Dorival Matorin made a precise shot to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. FC Draconia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauã Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerry Moerman to make the kick off. Jerry Moerman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kléberson Abraão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jerry Moerman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kléberson Abraão was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Dida Lopes came free, but Uwe Nwachukwu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Figueira SC FSCMZ booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Roosendael didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Richmond Van Hoeyvelt in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kléberson Abraão saved Figueira SC FSCMZ from getting behind. Kléberson Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richmond Van Hoeyvelt in the 70th minute of play. In the 75th minute Tommie Verhelst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kléberson Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Kauã Trancoso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Uwe Nwachukwu, 2-2. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorival Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Tommie Verhelst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kléberson Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Figueira SC FSCMZ's zone, Emanuel Van Damme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kléberson Abraão came out of the goal and Emanuel Van Damme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 94 minutes into the match, Tommie Verhelst had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kléberson Abraão. Figueira SC FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tommie Verhelst was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. FC Draconia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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