Friendly League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Qiu Chuan Ran made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Dabi Saens sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute Raimundo Ventura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. were awarded a corner. Kaspar Bruns went to the cornerflag to take it. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Israel Carvalhal hit a great ball. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Alexandre Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dabi Saens came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Raimundo Ventura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Raimundo Ventura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edwin van der Sar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Ventura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Quilo in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match União Sport Clube Paredes got a corner. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dabi Saens ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led União Sport Clube Paredes's Dabi Saens to fire away a dangerous shot which Qiu Chuan Ran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria in the 35th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 37th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Jerónimo Furtado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Qiu Chuan Ran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice moves Alexandre Santana could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Qiu Chuan Ran however easily saved by the left post. Alexandre Santana scored 2-0 in the 43rd 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. In the 47th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaspar Bruns to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jerónimo Furtado made a kick off. In the 55th minute Roman Quilo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Roman Quilo put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. Raimundo Ventura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edwin van der Sar having to make a save. Edwin van der Sar was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Gonzalo Lixandro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gonzalo Lixandro really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Gonzalo Lixandro kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Dabi Saens ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qiu Chuan Ran was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Quilo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Quilo in the 74th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar 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 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jerónimo Furtado came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexandre Santana went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Witold Piszczor replaced Israel Carvalhal. If Gonzalo Lixandro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Raimundo Ventura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin van der Sar. União Sport Clube Paredes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raimundo Ventura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. With an all-out effort, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Edwin van der Sar threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gonzalo Lixandro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 92 played minutes União Sport Clube Paredes got a freekick which was hit by Roman Quilo. Edwin van der Sar 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 92nd minute. In the 97th minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 97 minutes in the game, Gonzalo Lixandro dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 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.