Friendly League

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fang Hao Jing took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luis Täger was a little too slow when Vivaldo Carioca got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. Luis Täger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 7th minute of play. Parque Europa FC's Froilan Reyes got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luis Täger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 18th minute of the match. With his leg Luis Täger managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when The Glorious FC's Fang Hao Jing fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Froilan Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Reyes in the 25th minute of play. Luis Täger was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fang Hao Jing showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 30 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vivaldo Carioca got free with Luis Täger in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Froilan Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Reyes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Parque Europa FC's Luis Täger got control of the ball when Vivaldo Carioca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Feliks Škarpa scored 4-0 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luis Täger, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Froilan Reyes was the one to do the kick off. Diogo de Souza was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Froilan Reyes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 57 minute of play. Feliks Škarpa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Luis Täger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Parque Europa FC made a substitution. Murphey Shipman replaced Rogelio Mendiola. 63 minutes into the match, Parque Europa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pauli Pogba came free, but Luis Täger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Aureliano Soto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Täger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 72nd minute of play. The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save The Glorious FC from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute, one of The Glorious FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Glorious FC. After 81 played minutes The Glorious FC got a freekick which was hit by Pauli Pogba. After a defensive mix-up in The Glorious FC's zone, Coronel Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo de Souza came out of the goal and Coronel Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coronel Castro in the 88th minute of play. Diogo de Souza made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Aureliano Soto sent off a good shot on target. After 90 minutes of play, Parque Europa FC's Coronel Castro made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diogo de Souza was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Soto in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Glorious FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Parque Europa FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.