Friendly League

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roy Makaay got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Felipe Santos made a precise shot to the right of Nenko Reza. Villaverde Celeste Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Nenko Reza came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Relyn Futebol Clube's Felipe Santos. But to his dismay, Felipe Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Durval Marinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roy Makaay in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, Felipe Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nenko Reza. Villaverde Celeste Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Ademar Meirelles fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Relyn Futebol Clube's protests and gave Ademar Meirelles a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th minute, Ademar Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Roy Makaay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Durval Marinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Nenko Reza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roy Makaay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Durval Marinho having to make a save. Durval Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, one of Villaverde Celeste Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The wind increased when Felipe Santos made the kick off in the second half. Felipe Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nenko Reza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Santos in the 54th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Ademar Meirelles threw the ball into play from the sideline. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nenko Reza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Santos in the 64th minute. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villaverde Celeste Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Romeo Cangeopol was slow to take the kick. During this time Relyn Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. Relyn Futebol Clube's Magno Diniz got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Magno Diniz made in the 68th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Walter Samuel however managed to control. A collision led to Relyn Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ademar Meirelles hit a great ball. The throw-in from Tang Qian Xiong in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Relyn Futebol Clube's Ademar Meirelles. Durval Marinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guo Ao, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Villaverde Celeste Clube from getting a goal against them. Armandinho Xavier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Durval Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.