Friendly League

Arena do Trovão
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Alvinegro de Tupã's Xu Yang Jian started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Claudio-Paul Caniggia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Psycho-Circus's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio-Paul Caniggia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl Martin Bell Burnell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xu Yang Jian in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 邓真义 saved Psycho-Circus from getting behind. The Alvinegro de Tupã fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Alvinegro de Tupã's Xu Yang Jian 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. If Xu Yang Jian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 邓真义 made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Xu Yang Jian sent off a good shot on target. In the 10thth minute of the game Xu Yang Jian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Psycho-Circus's 邓真义 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvinegro de Tupã were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Psycho-Circus's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hílton Pernambucano took the corner. Xu Yang Jian struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. 邓真义 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvinegro de Tupã. Alvinegro de Tupã's Karl Martin Bell Burnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Salvino in the 22nd minute of play. Xu Yang Jian who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of 邓真义 when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 24th minute of the match Alvinegro de Tupã got a corner. Psycho-Circus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hílton Pernambucano ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Alvinegro de Tupã's corner Hílton Pernambucano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 邓真义 quite easily take care of the ball. Xu Yang Jians short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got 邓真义 to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice moves Aníbal Leal could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which 邓真义 however easily saved by the left post. A hard shot 31 in the game by Xu Yang Jian from a close distance when the talented 邓真义 managed to make a qualified save. Psycho-Circus's players were relieved. 邓真义 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 邓真义 had great luck who in the 47thth minute grab hold of the ball when Xu Yang Jian from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Alvinegro de Tupã's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hílton Pernambucano in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adolfo Salvino made a kick off. With his leg Karl Martin Bell Burnell managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Psycho-Circus's Adolfo Salvino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Psycho-Circus getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ähsän Xudadverdiyev hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Xu Yang Jian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 邓真义 was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Psycho-Circus's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Yang Jian came free, but 邓真义 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Alvinegro de Tupã were awarded a corner. Hílton Pernambucano went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 72nd minute, Andres Calamaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andres Calamaro hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. When Xu Yang Jian came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Alvinegro de Tupã fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Xu Yang Jian couldn't finish the play. Psycho-Circus's Alexis MacAlister was substituted for Ähsän Xudadverdiyev. Karl Martin Bell Burnell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaias Serapio, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 邓真义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Yang Jian in the 91st minute of play.