Friendly League

Estadio Botulho
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frits Evenhuis got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Eguerdi came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by MC ESPANHOL's Kostas Sourpis. But to his dismay, Kostas Sourpis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Aldo Giovannelli kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Cesar Pereyra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teófilo Belém was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Pereyra in the 13th minute of play forced MC ESPANHOL's goalkeeper Teófilo Belém to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Frits Evenhuis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Eguerdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, C.A. MILO's Tomas Eguerdi got control of the ball when Kostas Sourpis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Tomas Eguerdi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 28th minute Ronaldo Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teófilo Belém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, C.A. MILO's Cesar Pereyra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teófilo Belém made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After some careless play in the C.A. MILO defense, Kostas Sourpis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Eguerdi. The C.A. MILO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Eguerdi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Pereyra in the 34th minute of play forced MC ESPANHOL's goalkeeper Teófilo Belém to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Sourpis in the 35th minute of play forced C.A. MILO's goalkeeper Tomas Eguerdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Severino Ribeiro fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MC ESPANHOL's protests and gave Severino Ribeiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Severino Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Nygaard charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Nygaard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to C.A. MILO getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Andreas Nygaard hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Kostas Sourpis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Eguerdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teófilo Belém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Valgma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cesar Pereyra was the one to do the kick off. Tomas Eguerdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio Serpa in the 60th minute of the match. MC ESPANHOL were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after C.A. MILO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frits Evenhuis took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Aldo Giovannelli managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Tomas Eguerdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Sourpis in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Serpa in the 68th minute of play forced C.A. MILO's goalkeeper Tomas Eguerdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Aldo Giovannelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Eguerdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Ribeiro in the 75th minute of the match. Tomas Eguerdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Sourpis in the 77th minute of play. C.A. MILO's Samuel Valgma got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Pereyra in the 79th minute of play forced MC ESPANHOL's goalkeeper Teófilo Belém to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Serpa in the 81st minute of play forced C.A. MILO's goalkeeper Tomas Eguerdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teófilo Belém showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Valgma in the 83rd minute of the match. Tomas Eguerdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgílio Serpa in the 84th minute of play. With his leg Teófilo Belém managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when C.A. MILO's Cesar Pereyra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 87 minutes into the match, C.A. MILO's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Sourpis came free, but Tomas Eguerdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cesar Pereyra struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Teófilo Belém didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A. MILO. Tomas Eguerdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Ribeiro in the 91st minute of play. With a little luck, MC ESPANHOL's Teófilo Belém got control of the ball when Ildefonso Gonsalvo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.