Friendly League

Arena COPACABANA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Martins kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dagoberto Loureiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cöpacabana FC's Dagoberto Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 6th minute of play. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Vito Leite sent off a good shot on target. Vito Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vito Leite in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Cöpacabana FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Dagoberto Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute of the match Cöpacabana FC got a corner. Marquês de Herval's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Talha İstanbul ran over to the corner to take the kick. The nice shot from Dumitru Lucaci in the 18thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Dida Taffarel had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Vito Leite was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 18th minute. Cöpacabana FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Talha İstanbul got free with Dida Taffarel in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute Nestor Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Lucaci in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Lucaci in the 26th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dagoberto Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Huang Jian Feng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Cano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cöpacabana FC's Dagoberto Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 38th minute of play. After the first half Marquês de Herval were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vito Leite to strike the kick off in the second half. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Lucaci in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute Stig-Åke Benet 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 referee felt a red card was in order, 59 minutes into the game, when Gao Xiang Guang put in a rough tackle. If German Cano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the game, Tales Loureiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cöpacabana FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marquês de Herval the free kick. After 72 played minutes Cöpacabana FC got a freekick which was hit by Tales Loureiro. In the 77th minute Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner. Pedro Luís da Rocha went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Pedro Luís da Rocha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cöpacabana FC's Dagoberto Loureiro did a great save. Diguinho Martins hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Marquês de Herval's Jair Bostan was substituted for Selami Rezan. After 83 played minutes Cöpacabana FC got a freekick which was hit by Diguinho Martins. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's Gaston Gonzalez got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Lucaci in the 89th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dagoberto Loureiro made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Nestor Paraibano sent off a good shot on target. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Åke Benet, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Dagoberto Loureiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 96th minute. Cöpacabana FC's Dagoberto Loureiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Cöpacabana FC from getting a goal against them. Chants of Marquês de Herval echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Cöpacabana FC had held the ball for most of the match.