Friendly League

Paulistano
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldo Simão hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 5th minute of play. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 8th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Ronaldo Simão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 21st minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dráusio Mota in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Taffarel saved Marquês de Herval from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredo Martins in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Rossi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner ended in Gao Xiang Guang almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi did a great save. Arlindo Rossi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredo Martins's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Batista. 45 minutes into the match Víktor Silva climbed in front of goal and pressed up 2-0 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Dida Taffarel. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldo Simão was the one to do the kick off. Alfredo Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 52nd minute Dráusio Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Simão hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 57th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Dráusio Mota notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel. Dida Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 64 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Dráusio Mota came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 66th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Rossi was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Arlindo Rossi made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when German Cano sent off a good shot on target. 70 minutes into the match, Dráusio Mota had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Taffarel. Marquês de Herval's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dráusio Mota was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 77th minute Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner. Gao Xiang Guang went to the cornerflag to take it. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 79th minute of the match. Dida Taffarel came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista. But to his dismay, Nestor Batista quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 88th minute Nestor Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Marquês de Herval's German Cano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arlindo Rossi. Arlindo Rossi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ had won after a very even match.