Friendly League

Eduardo Gallardon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Soter started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonardo Soter in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Vidal saved Vasco Mineiro FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Toninho Prestes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nana Lider was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Vasco Mineiro FC's Marcelo Vidal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Vasco Mineiro FC from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute Joel Furlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nana Lider saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Leonardo Soter made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Vidal. Vasco Mineiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Marcelo Vidal made an important save on a dangerous shot by 徐文枫 in the 29th minute. With an all-out effort, Club Atletico Los Andes's Marcelo Vidal threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Inocencio Etxekopar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nana Lider stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toninho Prestes's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Vasco Mineiro FC's Marcelo Vidal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Vasco Mineiro FC from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Club Atletico Los Andes's Marcelo Vidal threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonardo Soter, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Inocencio Etxekopar during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Vasco Mineiro FC booed when Club Atletico Los Andes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inocencio Etxekopar didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Toninho Prestes made a kick off. When Joel Furlan fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vasco Mineiro FC's protests and gave Joel Furlan a yellow card for diving instead. Joel Furlan hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Inocencio Etxekopar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Marcelo Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Club Atletico Los Andes booed when Vasco Mineiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Leonardo Soter sped through Vasco Mineiro FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcelo Vidal. Marcelo Vidal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Caneças's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. After 59 minutes Vasco Mineiro FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carlos Branco who took care of the corner kick. Carlos Caneças scored 5-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcelo Vidal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Matheus do Vale hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Vasco Mineiro FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Vidal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vasco Mineiro FC's Marcelo Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 徐文枫 in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Los Andes's goalkeeper Nana Lider had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toninho Prestes. Club Atletico Los Andes's Nana Lider proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atletico Los Andes from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Vasco Mineiro FC defense, 徐文枫 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Vidal. The Vasco Mineiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Vidal should have stopped the shot. Marcelo Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Caneças, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Alessandro Vander's late challenge caught a Club Atletico Los Andes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Vander helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Club Atletico Los Andes booed when Vasco Mineiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Leonardo Soter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Club Atletico Los Andes fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when Club Atletico Los Andes's Leonardo Soter looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the referee ended the match the Club Atletico Los Andes players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.