Friendly League

Estádio Catadupas
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) COPO CHEIO's Xalbador Zaplana started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbyszek Gdowski in the 3rd minute of play forced COPO CHEIO's goalkeeper Caio Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Xalbador Zaplana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moise Zbârcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, TOP-STAKES's Karol Dytrych made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caio Jacinto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ludomil Kornaszewski hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. A collision led to TOP-STAKES getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Antoni Piwowarski hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, COPO CHEIO's Xalbador Zaplana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Moise Zbârcea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karol Dytrych in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Caio Jacinto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Karol Dytrych's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Jacinto was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Moise Zbârcea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xalbador Zaplana in the 26th minute of play. Caio Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Dytrych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Zbyszek Gdowski came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the TOP-STAKES 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 Zbyszek Gdowski couldn't finish the play. Moise Zbârcea made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Xalbador Zaplana sent off a good shot on target. Moise Zbârcea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xalbador Zaplana's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. When Zbyszek Gdowski came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the TOP-STAKES 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 Zbyszek Gdowski couldn't finish the play. Caio Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszek Gdowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Luís Fernando Mesquita suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Karol Dytrych struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Caio Jacinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TOP-STAKES. 48 minutes into the game, Karol Dytrych was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TOP-STAKES's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave COPO CHEIO the free kick. The supporters of COPO CHEIO booed when TOP-STAKES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karol Dytrych didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Caio Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszek Gdowski in the 56th minute of play. Moise Zbârcea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xalbador Zaplana in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind COPO CHEIO's goalkeeper Caio Jacinto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 59 played minutes COPO CHEIO got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Guimarães. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karol Dytrych got free with Caio Jacinto in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Moise Zbârcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xalbador Zaplana in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Zbyszek Gdowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor Mesquita in the 70th minute of play forced TOP-STAKES's goalkeeper Moise Zbârcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caio Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszek Gdowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TOP-STAKES were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after COPO CHEIO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vincent Koerts took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zbyszek Gdowski in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Caio Jacinto saved COPO CHEIO from getting behind. In the 85th minute TOP-STAKES were awarded a corner. Vincent Koerts went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Vincent Koerts got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Caio Jacinto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 91 minutes into the match, Karol Dytrych notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of COPO CHEIO's Caio Jacinto. Caio Jacinto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xalbador Zaplana in the 95th minute of play forced TOP-STAKES's goalkeeper Moise Zbârcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TOP-STAKES's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.