Friendly League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pecém's Xie Shu Tian 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. Denílson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Pecém's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Denílson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nestor Paraibano's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Denílson Leão firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xie Shu Tian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Xie Shu Tian came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marquês de Herval's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ibon Obeso was slow to take the kick. During this time Pecém's players had a chance to rest. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Pecém booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xie Shu Tian's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dida Taffarel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. German Cano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Denílson Leão made a huge save. Pecém's Denílson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Silverio Lop hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Denílson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 51st minute of the match. Denílson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 54th minute of the match. Nicuşor Nebunu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dida Taffarel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes Marquês de Herval's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ibon Obeso who took care of the corner kick. 60 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Xie Shu Tian came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denílson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 62nd minute of play. Denílson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 63rd minute of play. Denílson Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Nestor Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denílson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaston Gonzalez's late challenge caught a Pecém's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Gonzalez helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Marquês de Herval getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Gaston Gonzalez hit a great ball. A hard shot by Ibon Obeso from long distance, 68 minutes into the match, got Dida Taffarel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Denílson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicuşor Nebunu in the 72nd minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicuşor Nebunu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Dida Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Cristiano Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Pecém's Cristiano Andrade got a free kick in the 79th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Pecém's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Denílson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Nestor Paraibano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marquês de Herval fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Xie Shu Tian sent off a good shot on target. Denílson Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquês de Herval's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.