Friendly League

Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Alfredo Martins made the kick off and thus started the match. Utopía Muerta FC's Mano Hume played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Cano in the 5th minute of play. Mano Hume took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mano Hume 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 8th minute. Mano Hume took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Arkadiusz Piatek got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Piatek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anier Johans in the 35th minute. Utopía Muerta FC were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Marquês de Herval's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fermin Martinez took the corner. Mano Hume took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Utopía Muerta FC's zone, Nestor Paraibano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mano Hume came out of the goal and Nestor Paraibano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the match, Arkadiusz Piatek dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dida Taffarel, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arkadiusz Piatek to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Arkadiusz Piatek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Utopía Muerta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 59th match minute, Utopía Muerta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiusz Piatek to maneuver through the defense. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Piatek in the 65th minute of play. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Piatek, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Martins got free with Mano Hume in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Paraibano in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mano Hume saved Utopía Muerta FC from getting behind. Prudencio Ubelteso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dida Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Utopía Muerta FC's Severo Bermudo was substituted for Arkadiusz Piatek. Mano Hume made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Nestor Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Utopía Muerta FC booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moussa Kabre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moussa Kabre kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Marquês de Herval's Mano Hume threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alfredo Martins, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 84 minutes, Braulio Hibai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Utopía Muerta FC and the Marquês de Herval players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Utopía Muerta FC's Mano Hume got control of the ball when Nestor Paraibano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mano Hume saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Jair Bostan managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Amarita in the 92nd minute of the match. Radoslaw Klocko was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the game, one of Utopía Muerta FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pedro Luís da Rocha shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Utopía Muerta FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Marquês de Herval had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.