Friendly League

MLS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Imre Hellinger took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ni Guang Yong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Dahlberg's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Osmane Süleymanov kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Şimandan in the 7th minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Ni Guang Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Yanick Knecht played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute Imre Hellinger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanick Knecht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute of the match Pinhote FC got a corner. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Damião Maia ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Damião Maia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yanick Knecht quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Bartolomé Perpiñán got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 21st minute of play forced LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Yanick Knecht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Imre Hellinger in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yanick Knecht saved LIVIUS UNITED MLS from getting behind. Imre Hellinger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanick Knecht having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 30th minute of play forced LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Yanick Knecht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yanick Knecht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Rosen in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Pinhote FC were awarded a corner. Damião Maia went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Pinhote FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Waldemar Rosen hit a great ball. Pinhote FC's Sílvio Luís Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goal looked a bit too open when Imre Hellinger came free, but Yanick Knecht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Jonas Dahlberg made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Daniel Şimandan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Şimandan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonas Dahlberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ni Guang Yong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes Pinhote FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jonas Dahlberg who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Waldemar Rosen in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yanick Knecht prevented the ball from getting in the gole. George Catry made in the 71st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bartolomé Perpiñán however managed to control. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Yanick Knecht proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save LIVIUS UNITED MLS from getting a goal against them. Olimpiu Blidaru hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Ni Guang Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Dahlberg in the 79th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Dahlberg came free, but Ni Guang Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Imre Hellinger in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yanick Knecht prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th minute, Waldemar Rosen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yanick Knecht was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Yanick Knecht stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Imre Hellinger's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. A hard and well directed shot from Damião Maia led 91 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Yanick Knecht became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-2. When Daniel Şimandan came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the LIVIUS UNITED MLS 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 Daniel Şimandan couldn't finish the play. The Pinhote FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.