Friendly League

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Qiao Kun Guo kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Saiko FC booed when Gol Legal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qiao Kun Guo in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Sabóia saved Saiko FC from getting behind. After 8 minutes Saiko FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antoni Borkowski who took care of the corner kick. Emanuel Steriopol thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Zé Sabóia, a very annoying self made goal in the 8th minute which led to 0-1. In the 12th minute Eliseu Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kemalettin Erbatur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benê Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Josué Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseu Fonseca scored 1-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kemalettin Erbatur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Gol Legal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Josué Gonçalves came free, but Kemalettin Erbatur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Saiko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmir Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiao Kun Guo in the 23rd minute of the match. Gabriel Bati hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jannis Van Hove in the 26th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiao Kun Guo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Sabóia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Saiko FC's Josué Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betinho Gerber in the 33rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qiao Kun Guo in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Sabóia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Gerber in the 43rd minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gol Legal FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Igor Loyola hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseu Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kemalettin Erbatur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseu Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 55 minutes of play, Saiko FC's Eliseu Fonseca made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kemalettin Erbatur was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gol Legal FC's Cristian de Queirós was substituted for Jannis Van Hove. 60 minutes into the game, Betinho Gerber cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Zé Sabóia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Betinho Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 65 played minutes Saiko FC got a freekick which was hit by Walmir Garcia. After 68 played minutes Saiko FC got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Bati. Pedro Augusto Capixaba hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Eliseu Fonseca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kemalettin Erbatur read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betinho Gerber. Betinho Gerber received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zé Sabóia came out and tried to block the shot, but Betinho Gerber slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 81st minute. Igor Loyola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Zé Sabóia made a huge save. 86 minutes in the game, Benê Recife dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Eliseu Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kemalettin Erbatur having to interfere. Gol Legal FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.