Friendly League

Estadio Medellín
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jean Neto made the kick off and thus started the match. Martin Gabon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Elpidio Henry took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Valdomiro Mendes to make any attempt to save it. Medellín AFC's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Melchor Fidensio was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Elpidio Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Medellín AFC's Elpidio Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valdomiro Mendes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, Oséias de Andrade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Confusao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Medellín AFC the free kick. In the 20th minute, Oséias de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elpidio Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Confusao's Kléber Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Valdomiro Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Raulo's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenio Tiso during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Medellín AFC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Eugenio Tiso hit a great ball. Martin Gabon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredinho Nunes in the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to Confusao getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Giovani Favoretto hit a great ball. Elpidio Henry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Valdomiro Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th match minute, Confusao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Cabral to maneuver through the defense. During the 41st minute of the match Oséias de Andrade completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Oséias de Andrade a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Confusao's Oséias de Andrade got a free kick in the 41st minute. Melchor Fidensio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Valdomiro Mendes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Confusao getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Kléber Vasconcelos hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elpidio Henry was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Melchor Fidensio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdomiro Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Confusao's Giovani Favoretto got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Confusao's Valdomiro Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Raulo in the 58th minute of play. Ezequiel Urdin hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute Melchor Fidensio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdomiro Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elpidio Henry struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Valdomiro Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Medellín AFC. In the 72nd minute, Jean Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Melchor Fidensio came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Medellín AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Melchor Fidensio couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Leandro Raulo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Medellín AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Raulo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdomiro Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Melchor Fidensio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdomiro Mendes having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Leandro Raulo made a precise shot to the right of Valdomiro Mendes. Confusao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Melchor Fidensio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdomiro Mendes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Martin Gabon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Neto in the 93rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Leandro Raulo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Medellín AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Raulo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdomiro Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Medellín AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.