Friendly League

Alfa Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gogo Lesardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson de Souza in the 3rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Denílson de Souza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alix Geoffray. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Pedrinho de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toufik Loir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yves Robinet in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedrinho de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Robinet in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yves Robinet in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedrinho de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Rathmore Lime Tree booed when Alfa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Aparecido didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Gogo Lesardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alix Geoffray was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 29th minute of the match Rathmore Lime Tree got a corner. Alfa FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjamin Loth ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 32nd minute, Toufik Loir made a precise shot to the right of Pedrinho de Queirós. Alfa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When Rathmore Lime Tree's Yves Robinet in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alfa FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 38 minutes, Yves Robinet made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedrinho de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Robinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Yves Robinet made a precise shot to the right of Pedrinho de Queirós. Alfa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yves Robinet to make the kick off. Yves Robinet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 52nd minute, Arthur Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benjamin Loth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedrinho de Queirós read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. When Yves Robinet came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Rathmore Lime Tree 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 Yves Robinet couldn't finish the play. Toufik Loir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pedrinho de Queirós made a huge save. Rathmore Lime Tree were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Alfa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benjamin Loth took the corner. Pedrinho de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Robinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Rathmore Lime Tree booed when Alfa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denílson de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yves Robinet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alix Geoffray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferreirinha Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yves Robinet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedrinho de Queirós having to interfere. If Erwin Billault had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toufik Loir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Pedrinho de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alix Geoffray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gogo Lesardo in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Yves Robinet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrinho de Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alfa FC's Arthur Varela got a free kick in the 90th minute. Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Robinet in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Esteban Lobo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alfa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rathmore Lime Tree the free kick. Esteban Lobo kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yves Robinet in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedrinho de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Alfa FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rathmore Lime Tree were clearly better and deserved to take the win.