Friendly League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Transito took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Transito came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Sustrai in the 16th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Santa Maradona from getting a goal against them. Truman Harrington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel got control of the ball when Dominik Olchawa tried to sneak it across the goal line. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Truman Harrington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Sustrai in the 23rd minute of play. Truman Harrington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Transito, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Miguel Transito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Truman Harrington was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Truman Harrington didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laureano Sustrai went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 32 minutes, Rodolfo Cordeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Maradona and the PALMEIRAS-UTAH players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Santa Maradona getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Rodolfo Cordeiro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Pirani in the 36th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes of play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Alexandru Eugen made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Errapel was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Miguel Transito managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Maradona's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Transito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Truman Harrington breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute Miguel Transito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Lima in the 63rd minute of the match. Truman Harrington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Sustrai in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute Dominik Olchawa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodolfo Cordeiro got free with Truman Harrington in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Olchawa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laureano Sustrai. In the 79th minute Aloísio Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Quentin Holman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Errapel. Santa Maradona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Quentin Holman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After having played for 89 minutes, Bailey Kerns managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bailey Kerns was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Truman Harrington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Sustrai, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defense didn't have a chance, in the 97th minute, when Laureano Sustrai scored to the left of an out of position Truman Harrington, making the score, 3-2.