Friendly League

Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 董夕骏 started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 董夕骏. An unexpectedly hard shot by 董夕骏 in the 12th minute of play forced Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, ZHEJIANG FC's 董夕骏 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Acácio Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 16 minutes Club Athletico Paulistano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damien Bakker who took care of the corner kick. Eliseu Mendes hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafa Lojewski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Club Athletico Paulistano were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after ZHEJIANG FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saad Dar took the corner. 25 minutes into the match, ZHEJIANG FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabinho dos Santos came free, but Rafa Lojewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafa Lojewski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabinho dos Santos's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Eliseu Mendes made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Glauco da Rocha however managed to control. Rafa Lojewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Saad Dar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Acácio Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 董夕骏, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Eliseu Mendes fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Athletico Paulistano's protests and gave Eliseu Mendes a yellow card for diving instead. Eliseu Mendes hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ZHEJIANG FC defense, Arnaldo de Sena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafa Lojewski. The ZHEJIANG FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafa Lojewski should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabinho dos Santos to make the kick off. After having played for 57 minutes, 董夕骏 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZHEJIANG FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but 董夕骏 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ZHEJIANG FC's 叶川晨 was substituted for Silas Vale. ZHEJIANG FC made a substitution. Ricki Dresager replaced 董夕骏. 61 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's goal looked a bit too open when Ricki Dresager came free, but Acácio Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acácio Lara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricki Dresager's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute Arnaldo de Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Lojewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricki Dresager blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Acácio Lara having to make a save. 65 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's goal looked a bit too open when Ricki Dresager came free, but Acácio Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ricki Dresager had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Acácio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricki Dresager in the 68th minute of play. Acácio Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricki Dresager in the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ricki Dresager's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Acácio Lara was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Club Athletico Paulistano defense, Ricki Dresager kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Acácio Lara. The Club Athletico Paulistano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Acácio Lara should have stopped the shot. Acácio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricki Dresager in the 76th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, ZHEJIANG FC's Ricki Dresager sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Acácio Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Club Athletico Paulistano's goalie and right to Alan Blanco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Club Athletico Paulistano's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Eliseu Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, one of Club Athletico Paulistano:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Acácio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricki Dresager in the 90th minute of play. Acácio Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricki Dresager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.