Friendly League

Arena Vitoriosa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Witold Gotfryd made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Alfredo Martins got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 6 minutes of play, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicky Williamson was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Murilo Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredo Martins in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicky Williamson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Alfredo Martins made a precise shot to the right of Nicky Williamson. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Martins in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicky Williamson saved ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ from getting behind. Valdomiro Seco's late challenge caught a Marquês de Herval's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdomiro Seco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Valdomiro Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If German Cano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Gotfryd in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s Luisão Tasso got a free kick in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Alfredo Martins had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicky Williamson. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Martins was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When German Cano fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marquês de Herval's protests and gave German Cano a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's German Cano got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selami Rezan to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredo Martins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nicky Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 58th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Marquês de Herval's corner Gao Xiang Guang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nicky Williamson quite easily take care of the ball. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisão Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Gotfryd in the 67th minute of play. Luisão Tasso hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With a little luck, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s Nicky Williamson got control of the ball when Alfredo Martins tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣! ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣:s Nicky Williamson showed great skill when he stopped Gao Xiang Guang:s penalty. In the 76th minute Dedé de Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s Nicky Williamson got control of the ball when Alfredo Martins tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão Tasso in the 80th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicky Williamson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicky Williamson was a little too slow when Alfredo Martins got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-5. Marquês de Herval's Jair Bostan was substituted for Selami Rezan. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ made a substitution. André Luís Rodrigues replaced Ernesto Ramalho. Acácio Cunha made in the 94th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Murilo Hoffmann. In the 95th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicky Williamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Marquês de Herval supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Marquês de Herval would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.