Friendly League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joaquim de Barros started the match with the kick off. Luís Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Long Gang Sen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Lopes in the 8th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lisandro Palhares hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute Olívio Ribas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olívio Ribas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 21st minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Fura Balizas's Long Gang Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olívio Ribas in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. If Joaquim de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Olívio Ribas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armindo Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Armindo Salgado came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Fura Balizas's Olívio Ribas. But to his dismay, Olívio Ribas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Long Gang Sen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gervásio Severiano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 45 minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olívio Ribas in the 57th minute of play. Fabrício Lopes hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olívio Ribas in the 59th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olívio Ribas might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Salgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olívio Ribas ran back to his position shaking his head. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olívio Ribas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VB-Team made a substitution. Qiu Sheng Bang replaced Sandro Leitão. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olívio Ribas in the 70th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gervásio Severiano in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Long Gang Sen saved FC Fura Balizas from getting behind. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute Luís Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Gang Sen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Madruga hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Vicente Madruga hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The FC Fura Balizas supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Fura Balizas would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.