Friendly League

Eng. Aires Baptista
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvano Veiga started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Alexandre Godinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by bullfinches's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandre Godinho was slow to take the kick. During this time SANFINS VLP's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 9 minutes, Liviu Zubaşcu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. bullfinches's supporters crossed their fingers, but Liviu Zubaşcu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 13 played minutes bullfinches got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Luca. Liviu Zubaşcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liviu Zubaşcu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alcino Abrantes having to interfere. Alcino Abrantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alcino Abrantes came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by bullfinches's Liviu Zubaşcu. But to his dismay, Liviu Zubaşcu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. bullfinches's attentive Narcis Banica managed to snatch the ball when Eliseu Vital made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Zubaşcu in the 42nd minute of play forced SANFINS VLP's goalkeeper Alcino Abrantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Liviu Zubaşcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alcino Abrantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Liviu Zubaşcu to make the kick off. Liviu Zubaşcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as bullfinches's Liviu Zubaşcu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alcino Abrantes. That made the score 0-4 after 67 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferdinand Luca in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alcino Abrantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Zubaşcu in the 77th minute of play forced SANFINS VLP's goalkeeper Alcino Abrantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alcino Abrantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Narcis Banica's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Liviu Zubaşcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Alcino Abrantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 82 minutes, Ferdinand Luca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. bullfinches's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinand Luca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Liviu Zubaşcu in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alcino Abrantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alcino Abrantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Zubaşcu in the 88th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Basílio Veríssimo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in SANFINS VLP's zone, Liviu Zubaşcu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alcino Abrantes came out of the goal and Liviu Zubaşcu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Liviu Zubaşcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Alcino Abrantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Godinho kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded bullfinches left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SANFINS VLP.