Prized/Friendly Cup

TALENT´S ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raúl Ceresso made the kick off which started today's match. Michel van der Bij took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Talento Futebol clube's goalkeeper Michel van der Bij, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Marco Ruben's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel van der Bij was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Marco Ruben sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michel van der Bij narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 17 minutes Talento Futebol clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zézinho Coutinho who took care of the corner kick. The corner led ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Zézinho Coutinho to fire away a dangerous shot which Michel van der Bij despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Mito Mesías put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Talento Futebol clube:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ:s goal. Walmir Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Aparecido in the 27th minute of play. Walmir Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 33rd minute, Marco Ruben ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michel van der Bij was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Michel van der Bij showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Ruben in the 39th minute of the match. Michel van der Bij took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Marco Ruben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel van der Bij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marco Ruben stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ booed when Talento Futebol clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fraco Zago didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Ruben got free with Michel van der Bij in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Marco Ruben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Talento Futebol clube's Michel van der Bij proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Talento Futebol clube from getting a goal against them. Talento Futebol clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Marco Ruben scored to the left of an out of position Michel van der Bij, making the score, 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Marco Ruben kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Michel van der Bij. That made the score 0-3 in the 67 minute of play. When Marco Ruben in the 73rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Michel van der Bij kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-4 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ made a substitution. Vitinho Madureira replaced Leonel Romero. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Sergi Ramos was substituted for Baltazar Weidt. 79 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goal looked a bit too open when Raúl Ceresso came free, but Walmir Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Talento Futebol clube getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Júnior Zago hit a great ball. The ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Marco Ruben looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Talento Futebol clube's zone, Marco Ruben stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michel van der Bij came out of the goal and Marco Ruben tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michel van der Bij showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Ruben, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ played a much better game than Talento Futebol clube and deserved their victory. The Talento Futebol clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.