Friendly League

Estadio de Tavira
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shao Xi Ran made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Liviu Bărănescu during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Liviu Bărănescu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazım Taci in the 8th minute of play forced TAVIRA FC's goalkeeper Herberto Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shao Xi Ran in the 16th minute of play. TAVIRA FC's Herberto Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Balint in the 17th minute of play. Herberto Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Balint in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Shao Xi Ran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TAVIRA FC's goalkeeper Herberto Abreu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Emanuel Encescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shao Xi Ran struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Eduardo Pereyra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TAVIRA FC. Shao Xi Ran took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eduardo Pereyra. Eduardo Pereyra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Herberto Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Balint in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra got control of the ball when Alexandre Semedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. George Schiau's late challenge caught a TAVIRA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Schiau helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 played minutes New York Red Bulls got a freekick which was hit by George Schiau. Frank Rijkaard was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Xurxo Capon notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra. Eduardo Pereyra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benni Farbøl to make the kick off. George Schiau made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by TAVIRA FC's Xurxo Capon. TAVIRA FC's Cristiano Sousa was substituted for Alexandre Semedo. A sloppy throw-in by George Schiau in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by TAVIRA FC's Xurxo Capon. Eduardo Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Souza in the 80th minute of the match. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Sousa in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Souza in the 86th minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute of the match TAVIRA FC got a corner. New York Red Bulls's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shao Xi Ran ran over to the corner to take the kick. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Sousa in the 92nd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, TAVIRA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benni Farbøl came free, but Herberto Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TAVIRA FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.