Friendly League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cauan Loyola started the match with the kick off. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Cauan Loyola 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 9th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save ITAFUT 4EVER from getting a goal against them. In the 15th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 20th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Peres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 22nd minute. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cauan Loyola in the 28th minute of play. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Loyola in the 36th minute of the match. German Cano hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 40th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Jardel Baggio 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredo Martins to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Jardel Baggio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dida Taffarel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Loyola in the 54th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastião Henriques in the 57th minute of play. When Gaston Gonzalez fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marquês de Herval's protests and gave Gaston Gonzalez a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. ITAFUT 4EVER's attentive Denílson Palmeira managed to snatch the ball when Nestor Paraibano made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Baggio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dida Taffarel firmly grabbed it by the left post. 74 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Loyola in the 75th minute of the match. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Jardel Baggio sent off a good shot on target. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Baggio in the 77th minute. Jardel Baggio had several of the Marquês de Herval's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 80 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-1 score and a disappointed Dida Taffarel as he didn't even see the shot coming. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Jardel Baggio. Marquês de Herval's Jair Bostan was substituted for Selami Rezan. 84 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Paraibano came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nestor Paraibano, made in the 86th minute of the game. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Bertassi in the 89th minute of play. Edward Huyghebaert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Taffarel having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Paraibano came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner. Pedro Luís da Rocha went to the cornerflag to take it. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Edward Huyghebaert sent off a good shot on target. The Marquês de Herval fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ITAFUT 4EVER were clearly better and deserved to take the win.