Prized/Friendly Cup

Paulo I. Heineck
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Róbson Velasco got the match started through his kick off. MONTANHA's Jens Mikaelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frits van Gaal in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Frits van Gaal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens Mikaelsson. MONTANHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frits van Gaal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Matos came free, but Vassilis Nentakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vassilis Nentakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Guerra in the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Vassilis Nentakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Czeslaw Walec. After a rather tough play, MONTANHA's Roger Guerra got a free kick in the 17th minute. Roger Guerra hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Jens Mikaelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Magheran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Nentakis made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Wei Guang Xing sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Ştefan Magheran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens Mikaelsson. MONTANHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ştefan Magheran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Jens Mikaelsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ştefan Magheran, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Ştefan Magheran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens Mikaelsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ştefan Magheran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens Mikaelsson was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 41st minute S.E. Pindorama Eagles were awarded a corner. Juvenal Antunes went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Juvenal Antunes to fire away a dangerous shot which Jens Mikaelsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wei Guang Xing to make the kick off. MONTANHA's Jens Mikaelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ştefan Magheran in the 56th minute of play. Wei Guang Xing recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MONTANHA's Jens Mikaelsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save MONTANHA from getting a goal against them. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Pasha Opara was substituted for Juvenal Antunes. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Maicon Palmeira was substituted for Diamantino Neves. Maicon Palmeira kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in S.E. Pindorama Eagles's zone, Radomir Narbut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vassilis Nentakis came out of the goal and Radomir Narbut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the match, Frits van Gaal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens Mikaelsson. MONTANHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frits van Gaal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Wei Guang Xing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Nentakis having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, S.E. Pindorama Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ştefan Magheran to maneuver through the defense. Vassilis Nentakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wei Guang Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of S.E. Pindorama Eagles booed when MONTANHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murillo Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pasha Opara got free with Jens Mikaelsson in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.