Friendly League

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcos Rodrigues got the match started through his kick off. Apocalipse FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Albertinho Andrade scored to the left of an out of position Gianluigi Buffon, making the score, 1-0. Albertinho Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Buffon having to interfere. The nice shot from Tato Vega in the 14thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Gianluigi Buffon had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Gianluigi Buffon made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Baltazar Botelho sent off a good shot on target. In the 16th minute, Alfredão Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Lando Norin from long distance, 17 minutes into the match, got Gianluigi Buffon's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 18th minute, Tato Vega left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Que se abra o mar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 22 minutes into the game, Que se abra o mar's Tato Vega nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluigi Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Ivar Eriksson was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Gianluigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lando Norin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivar Eriksson in the 31st minute of play. Ivar Eriksson took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gianluigi Buffon. Gianluigi Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lando Norin in the 35th minute of play. Tato Vega recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Tato Vega recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gianluigi Buffon. Tato Vega showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-0. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertinho Andrade in the 41st minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Albertinho Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Que se abra o mar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Tato Vega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Gianluigi Buffon made a huge save. In the 47th minute, Albertinho Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluigi Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 8-0 at half-time.

Dieguinho Barbosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Sandro Tepedino made a huge save. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albertinho Andrade in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tato Vega in the 56th minute of play forced Apocalipse FC's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Paulo Mangueira in the 57th minute of play. The Que se abra o mar fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Que se abra o mar's Albertinho Andrade looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 62 minutes into the match, Lando Norin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. Apocalipse FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lando Norin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. Gianluigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tato Vega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertinho Andrade in the 74th minute of the match. Gianluigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some careless play in the Apocalipse FC defense, Tato Vega kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. The Apocalipse FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluigi Buffon should have stopped the shot. Que se abra o mar made a substitution. Lionel Mesías replaced Albertinho Andrade. When Ronaldo Wu came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Que se abra o mar 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 Ronaldo Wu couldn't finish the play. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Mesías in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes Apocalipse FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lando Norin who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Lando Norin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon did a great save. If Ronaldo Wu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Apocalipse FC defense, Lando Norin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. The Apocalipse FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluigi Buffon should have stopped the shot. Que se abra o mar walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.