Friendly League

Matos Velhos Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Magno Aparecido took the kick off in the first half of the match. Minho FC's André Figueiredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Minho FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adalberto Peres got free with André Figueiredo in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Heigo Luiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but André Figueiredo made a huge save. Matos Velhos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Heigo Luiga in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Matos Velhos's goalkeeper Mike van Kampen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Vilhena came free, but André Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes in the game Murilo Lisboa did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jiang Qing Lin. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Matos Velhos's goalkeeper Mike van Kampen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Minho FC's André Figueiredo got control of the ball when Heigo Luiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. André Figueiredo made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Heigo Luiga sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Delgado came free, but André Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Aparecido in the 36th minute of play forced Matos Velhos's goalkeeper Mike van Kampen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tord Böcklund made in the 38th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jiang Qing Lin immediately put the ball in play. A throw-in in the 39th minute of the game was made by Murilo Lisboa with Jiang Qing Lin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Mike van Kampen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Mourato in the 42nd minute of the match. Mike van Kampen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joaquim Delgado was the one to do the kick off. André Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heigo Luiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Minho FC booed when Matos Velhos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Lisboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabino Vilhena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Minho FC's Hélder Soveral was substituted for Magno Aparecido. Matos Velhos made a substitution. Generoso Silvino replaced Lisandro Fagundes. Minho FC made a substitution. Antero Mendes replaced Demetrio Savini. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hélder Soveral in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mike van Kampen saved Matos Velhos from getting behind. Mike van Kampen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hélder Soveral's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Mike van Kampen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salah el Din Khan in the 76th minute of the match. André Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Generoso Silvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Hélder Soveral made a precise shot to the right of Mike van Kampen. Matos Velhos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 89th minute, Antero Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minho FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 95th minute, Minho FC's Hélder Soveral dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The Matos Velhos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Minho FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Minho FC.