Friendly League

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Almkvist started the match with the kick off. Giorgio March showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shao Kun Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armindo Salgado. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Roman in the 10th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Gervásio Severiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandro Leitão charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandro Leitão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Leitão didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Almkvist in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Christian Almkvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armindo Salgado was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Christian Almkvist didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 31st minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Christian Almkvist ran dejectedly back to his position. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Armindo Salgado successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Almkvist hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervásio Severiano in the 40th minute of the match. Christian Almkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bonifacio Abascal hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luís Braga struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Giorgio March didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VB-Team.

Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 were awarded a corner. Saul Roman went to the cornerflag to take it. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 64th minute of play. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Almkvist in the 67th minute of the match. Giorgio March showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Christian Almkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. VB-Team made a substitution. Luís Caeiro replaced Joaquim de Barros. After some careless play in the VB-Team defense, Alessandro Del Piero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armindo Salgado. The VB-Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armindo Salgado should have stopped the shot. If Luís Caeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82ndth minute of the game Alessandro Del Piero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giorgio March made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Braga in the 83rd minute. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 88th minute of play. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Roman in the 91st minute of the match. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Del Piero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 had won after a very even match.