Friendly League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jerónimo Furtado got the match started through his kick off. Ferdinand Honcioiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edwin van der Sar having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferdinand Honcioiu in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edwin van der Sar saved União Sport Clube Paredes from getting behind. Leopoldo Barbosa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 12 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the game, one of União Sport Clube Paredes:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yenal Tanır, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juventus PTM's Armando Gazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Juventus PTM from getting a goal against them. 30 minutes into the match, União Sport Clube Paredes's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Honcioiu came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Ferdinand Honcioiu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of União Sport Clube Paredes's Edwin van der Sar. Edwin van der Sar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Juventus PTM's Armando Gazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Honcioiu in the 36th minute of play forced União Sport Clube Paredes's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Yenal Tanır left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus PTM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 42 minutes into the match, União Sport Clube Paredes's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Honcioiu came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yenal Tanır in the 44th minute of the match. Juventus PTM were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after União Sport Clube Paredes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eric Hârțan took the corner. Alex Acatincăi made a great header on Juventus PTM's corner, it was just that União Sport Clube Paredes's Edwin van der Sar managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 47th minute Yenal Tanır shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juventus PTM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eric Hârțan in the 49th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Patrick Viera heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely.

After 54 played minutes Juventus PTM got a freekick which was hit by Alex Acatincăi. After having played for 55 minutes, Jerónimo Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. União Sport Clube Paredes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jerónimo Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juventus PTM's Laureano Belarmo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lourenço Gomes, made in the 57th minute of the game. In the 57thth minute of the game Ferdinand Honcioiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but União Sport Clube Paredes's Edwin van der Sar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edwin van der Sar was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Ferdinand Honcioiu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ferdinand Honcioiu really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Yenal Tanır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When União Sport Clube Paredes's Jerónimo Furtado in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus PTM's goalie prevented a goal. Yenal Tanır's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edwin van der Sar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Victorio Breogan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Edwin van der Sar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yenal Tanır, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victorio Breogan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Edwin van der Sar made a huge save. The supporters of União Sport Clube Paredes booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavril Stejaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Juventus PTM supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Juventus PTM would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.