Friendly League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Ramon Raymundo started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Timmy Henriksson. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Pedro Augusto Neto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ from getting a goal against them. Pedro Augusto Neto made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Allan Bivall sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timmy Henriksson in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Augusto Neto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Samurai fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Samurai's Timmy Henriksson 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Maxim Tsigalko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Pedro Augusto Neto made a huge save. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Allan Bivall was slow to take the kick. During this time Samurai's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Cafu Dolar heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Erik Cerezo hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Allan Bivall took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Augusto Neto. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maxim Tsigalko in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Augusto Neto saved Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ from getting behind. Maxim Tsigalko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 23rd minute of play forced Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samurai's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Allan Bivall in the 27th minute. After 29 minutes of play, Samurai's Timmy Henriksson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Augusto Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Ramon Raymundo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vince Di Cola was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Pedro Augusto Neto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timmy Henriksson's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Samurai's Timmy Henriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Timmy Henriksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxim Tsigalko made a kick off. In the 54th minute Maxim Tsigalko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Augusto Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Timmy Henriksson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Augusto Neto was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 58th minute, Allan Bivall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maxim Tsigalko in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Augusto Neto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 69th minute, Maxim Tsigalko made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Augusto Neto. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. Pedro Augusto Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 75th minute of play. Wu Qi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Augusto Neto having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 76th minute of play forced Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 84th minute of play forced Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wu Qi scored 5-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Augusto Neto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Samurai's Wu Qi in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalie prevented a goal. After 91 minutes of play, Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Augusto Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there!