Friendly League

Arena Minuano
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicolas Romero took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Atlético Minuano getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Nicolas Romero hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Atlético Minuano's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Yuri Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuri Loureiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais in the 12th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yuri Loureiro saved Atlético Minuano from getting behind. In the 15th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute Alfredinho Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Piglowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Minuano's Yuri Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quintino Carvalhais in the 27th minute of play. Nicolas Romero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Antonio Adán made a huge save. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho Aparecido in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Quintino Carvalhais notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Atlético Minuano's Yuri Loureiro. Yuri Loureiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alfredinho Aparecido took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonio Adán. Antonio Adán dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. SC Braga were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Atlético Minuano's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Quintino Carvalhais took the corner. Yuri Loureiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 48th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zigmantas Gimbutas to make the kick off. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho Aparecido in the 53rd minute of play. After 54 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Quintino Carvalhais. Yuri Loureiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from André Jordão went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Yuri Loureiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Sampaio in the 63rd minute. Donato Sampaio in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yuri Loureiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Piglowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Piglowski came free, but Antonio Adán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atlético Minuano made a substitution. Mathias Ortiz replaced Alfredinho Aparecido. The corner ended in Marcel Reis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SC Braga's Antonio Adán did a great save. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 92nd minute of play forced Atlético Minuano's goalkeeper Yuri Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético Minuano's Yuri Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Sampaio in the 93rd minute of play. The SC Braga players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.