League

C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 10827 (Terracing: 8121, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arda Nurettin started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the S.D. Bajen defense, Gergely Pulai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rufus Bryant. The S.D. Bajen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rufus Bryant should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Arda Nurettin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agne Läckberg was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. A nice corner shot did that Garrett Harrell got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rufus Bryant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in S.D. Bajen's zone, Aurelio Dawkins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rufus Bryant came out of the goal and Aurelio Dawkins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Palmeiras defense, Nicodim Cârjă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agne Läckberg. The Palmeiras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agne Läckberg should have stopped the shot. In the 22ndth minute of the game Aurelio Dawkins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.D. Bajen's Rufus Bryant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. S.D. Bajen's Rufus Bryant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gergely Pulai in the 24th minute of play. Agne Läckberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arda Nurettin in the 31st minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Arda Nurettin came free, but Agne Läckberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 minutes Palmeiras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rıfat Bakırhan who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Rıfat Bakırhan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Palmeiras's Agne Läckberg did a great save. Agne Läckberg made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Nicodim Cârjă sent off a good shot on target. 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.

The wind increased when Gergely Pulai made the kick off in the second half. If Arda Nurettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacek Luk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Rufus Bryant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salvador Goodrich hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Palmeiras's Alan Rooney was substituted for Gergely Pulai. 60 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's Alan Rooney sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rufus Bryant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 63rd minute Arda Nurettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Läckberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute S.D. Bajen were awarded a corner. Rıfat Bakırhan went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Arda Nurettin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Agne Läckberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A sloppy throw-in by Salvador Goodrich in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by S.D. Bajen's Sydney Alonzo. Agne Läckberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Cârjă, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute of the match S.D. Bajen got a corner. Palmeiras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rıfat Bakırhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. 85 minutes into the match, Alan Rooney dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rufus Bryant, 1-2. When Arda Nurettin fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.D. Bajen's protests and gave Arda Nurettin a yellow card for diving instead. Arda Nurettin hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 94thth minute of the game Alan Rooney who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.D. Bajen's Rufus Bryant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Palmeiras's Alan Rooney got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The S.D. Bajen supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Palmeiras's performance. The match ended with a win for Palmeiras.