Friendly League

Estádio MegApocalips
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfredo Martins started the match with the kick off. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 6th minute of play forced Apocalipse FC's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Alfredo Martins sped through Apocalipse FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Cano in the 11th minute of the match. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Marcos Rodrigues sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Alfredo Martins put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. 19 minutes into the game, Alfredo Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Gianluigi Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 23 minutes into the match, Apocalipse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Paraibano came free, but Gianluigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 24th minute of play. When German Cano came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Marquês de Herval fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that German Cano couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the game, German Cano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Gianluigi Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 32nd minute of play forced Apocalipse FC's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Martins succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. In the 36th minute, Alfredo Martins made a precise shot to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. Apocalipse FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Gianluigi Buffon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from German Cano went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. After 44 minutes of play, Marquês de Herval's German Cano made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluigi Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-8 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marquês de Herval's German Cano got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lorenzo Mendebal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredo Martins in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gianluigi Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Apocalipse FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alfredo Martins 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-9. After 60 played minutes German Cano rounded Apocalipse FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-10. After some careless play in the Apocalipse FC defense, Nestor Paraibano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluigi Buffon. The Apocalipse FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluigi Buffon should have stopped the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Nestor Paraibano notched a goal, 0-12, to the right of Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon. Gianluigi Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 70th minute of play. Marquês de Herval made a substitution. Acácio Cunha replaced Valentin Vizitiu. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, German Cano took a quick shot and it went in 0-13 without a chance for Gianluigi Buffon to make any attempt to save it. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Cano in the 82nd minute of the match. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when Apocalipse FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gianluigi Buffon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nestor Paraibano went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-14 was the resulting score. Gianluigi Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 87th minute. The Marquês de Herval fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-15 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Nestor Paraibano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Apocalipse FC's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Cano in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Marquês de Herval could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Apocalipse FC throughout the match.