Friendly League

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Alexandru Eugen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Hoffmann in the 2nd minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Peter Steele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Steele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Hoffmann in the 7th minute of the match. Peter Steele stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Hoffmann's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Kıvanç Bengi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bailey Kerns went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Kerns in the 15th minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Kıvanç Bengi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute PALMEIRAS-UTAH were awarded a corner. Vincent Sandström went to the cornerflag to take it. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Hoffmann in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match Litoral EC - CIMZ got a corner. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonathan Petri ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joseph Joestar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Peter Steele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute André Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Steele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute of the match Litoral EC - CIMZ got a corner. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonathan Petri ran over to the corner to take the kick. Peter Steele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Peter Steele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joseph Joestar in the 37th minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Hoffmann in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonathan Petri was slow to take the kick. During this time Litoral EC - CIMZ's players had a chance to rest. André Hoffmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Peter Steele made a huge save. Kıvanç Bengi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Eugen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Livingston during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luis Livingston hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Jonathan Petri sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Peter Steele threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Jonathan Petri this time. The Litoral EC - CIMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PALMEIRAS-UTAH were winning 1-2.

PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Andre Randall replaced Bailey Kerns. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. André Hoffmann was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Joseph Joestar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Peter Steele was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Pirani in the 61st minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Kıvanç Bengi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Steele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Kıvanç Bengi threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Odysseas Voutsas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Kıvanç Bengi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Randall in the 71st minute of play. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 3-2 when André Hoffmann sped through PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Peter Steele. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Ace Gallardo was substituted for Reyes Boyle. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Kıvanç Bengi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Randall in the 79th minute of play. Kıvanç Bengi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andre Randall in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Bergwijn in the 84th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Peter Steele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulinho Penha hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 87th match minute, Litoral EC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulinho Penha to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tristan Alford got free with Kıvanç Bengi in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 97 minutes into the game, when Leonardo Frazier put in a rough tackle. 97 minutes into the game, one of PALMEIRAS-UTAH:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Peter Steele had in the 100thth minute some difficulties stopping Jonathan Petri's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.