Friendly League

Estádio da Maresia
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) SITIO CITY's Pál Polyák started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Raimundo Ventura fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 7th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Faria to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Chuan Ran made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Pál Polyák sent off a good shot on target. Raimundo Ventura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SITIO CITY's Cristiano Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 13th minute of play. SITIO CITY's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rubim Jordão in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pál Polyák in the 21st minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting a goal against them. Cristiano Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Pál Polyák spun around in front of the goal 28 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pál Polyák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qiu Chuan Ran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pál Polyák in the 43rd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pál Polyák, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

51 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's goalkeeper Cristiano Lage had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Ventura. When Kaspar Bruns fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s protests and gave Kaspar Bruns a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kaspar Bruns hit a great ball. Rodolfo Faria's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Cristiano Lage skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pál Polyák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonzalo Lixandro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Lage having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Pál Polyák came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pál Polyák in the 66th minute of play. Rodolfo Faria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Cristiano Lage made a huge save. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pál Polyák in the 75th minute of play. SITIO CITY's Pierre-Paul Swin was substituted for Chiquinho Pereira. In the 78th minute SITIO CITY were awarded a corner. Rubim Jordão went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on SITIO CITY's corner Rubim Jordão fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Qiu Chuan Ran quite easily take care of the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SITIO CITY:s goal. The referee gave SITIO CITY a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alessandro Valente, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran. 1-0. Carlos Garcia scored 2-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Gonzalo Lixandro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristiano Lage. Cristiano Lage yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Carlos Garcia sped through Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.