Friendly League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Gervásio Severiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. VB-Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Gervásio Severiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Errapel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute Miguel Transito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Matias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Arthur Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute Luís Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience was convinced that Gervásio Severiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Errapel was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Kun Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute of the match, Panait Sichitiu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Baltasar Matias was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 29 minutes VB-Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Haroldo Martxot who took care of the corner kick. After 30 minutes, Shao Kun Yuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VB-Team and the Santa Maradona players grew even worse after the yellow card. Shao Kun Yuan kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Haroldo Martxot shot from long distance in the 31st minute, but Baltasar Matias was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. If Miguel Transito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute of the match VB-Team got a corner. Santa Maradona's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Braga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gervásio Severiano made a great header on VB-Team's corner, it was just that Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Gervásio Severiano put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Errapel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shao Kun Yuan in the 45th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Panait Sichitiu was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Panait Sichitiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Maradona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gervásio Severiano took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Errapel. Jonathan Errapel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 62nd minute of play. With his leg Jonathan Errapel managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when VB-Team's Luís Braga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 70thth minute of the game Panait Sichitiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VB-Team's Baltasar Matias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joaquim de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Jonathan Errapel made a huge save. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervásio Severiano in the 75th minute of the match. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervásio Severiano in the 75th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim de Barros got free with Jonathan Errapel in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Sichitiu came free, but Baltasar Matias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Cortez's late challenge caught a VB-Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Cortez helped the player get up and apologised. Alvaro Cortez hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. VB-Team made a substitution. Qiu Sheng Bang replaced Sandro Leitão. In the 81st minute of the match, Gervásio Severiano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Errapel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miguel Transito in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baltasar Matias saved VB-Team from getting behind. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervásio Severiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, VB-Team's Luís Caeiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. The VB-Team players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.