Friendly League

Arena Quebradeira
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Noel Abraham got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Brandin in the 4th minute of play forced Quebra Ossos FC's goalkeeper Rafa Vianna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafa Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Ronconi in the 5th minute of the match. Rafa Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Brandin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 played minutes Quebra Ossos FC got a freekick which was hit by Osmar Eger. Rafa Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noel Abraham, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. José Maria Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrik Nyman having to interfere. Quebra Ossos FC's Daniel Travassos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jim Croce in the 21 minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valer Ichimescu in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrik Nyman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Brian Jones took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafa Vianna. Rafa Vianna dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The supporters of Artetas artilleri booed when Quebra Ossos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Meira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Artetas artilleri's Noel Abraham in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Quebra Ossos FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute, Valer Ichimescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrik Nyman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 34 minutes into the game, Quebra Ossos FC's Valer Ichimescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrik Nyman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After having played for 40 minutes, Noel Abraham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Artetas artilleri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noel Abraham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute Valer Ichimescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute Quebra Ossos FC were awarded a corner. Daniel Travassos went to the cornerflag to take it. After having played for 46 minutes, Túlio Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quebra Ossos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Túlio Nunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valer Ichimescu to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Valer Ichimescu notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Artetas artilleri's Henrik Nyman. Henrik Nyman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 53 minutes into the match, Quebra Ossos FC's goalkeeper Rafa Vianna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noel Abraham. Henrik Nyman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Ichimescu in the 56th minute of play. Rafa Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Brandin in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Ronconi in the 77th minute of play forced Quebra Ossos FC's goalkeeper Rafa Vianna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafa Vianna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Jones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Artetas artilleri's zone, Valer Ichimescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrik Nyman came out of the goal and Valer Ichimescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artetas artilleri made a substitution. George Michael replaced Jim Croce. Rafa Vianna came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Artetas artilleri's Noel Abraham. But to his dismay, Noel Abraham quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. In the 94th minute, Valer Ichimescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noel Abraham got free with Rafa Vianna in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Artetas artilleri's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.