public IHttpActionResult GetActiveMatches()
 {
     try
     {
         DAL       dal     = new DAL();
         DataTable matches = dal.ActiveMatchesTable();
         return(Content(HttpStatusCode.OK, matches));
     }
     catch (Exception e)
     {
         Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
         return(Content(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, e.Message));
     }
 }