Friendly League

▐►◄Ottoman Empire►◄▌
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maxi Gambetta started the match with the kick off. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxi Gambetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Guerra. Arthur Guerra's late challenge caught a ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arthur Guerra helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Guerra. In the 17th minute, Marcu Ailenei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 minutes of play, VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Altay Bayındır was left in no man's land by his defense there! ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Braga in the 24th minute of play. Arthur Guerra made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Joaquim de Barros however managed to control. Marcu Ailenei hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match Luís Braga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Altay Bayındır showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Maxi Gambetta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armindo Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Shao Kun Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altay Bayındır saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Salgado was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Maxi Gambetta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maxi Gambetta really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save VB-Team from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxi Gambetta in the 43rd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th match minute, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cebrail Akarslan to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquim de Barros made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Maxi Gambetta came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Maxi Gambetta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 54 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Maxi Gambetta came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquim de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Altay Bayındır made a huge save. In the 57th minute VB-Team were awarded a corner. Luís Braga went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Luís Braga almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır did a great save. 59 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Maxi Gambetta came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Shao Kun Yuan fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VB-Team's protests and gave Shao Kun Yuan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shao Kun Yuan to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Shao Kun Yuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Nemesio Cedro tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 65 played minutes ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ got a freekick which was hit by Bahri Paker. VB-Team made a substitution. Luís Caeiro replaced Joaquim de Barros. In the 66th minute, Bahri Paker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Maxi Gambetta came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ got a corner. VB-Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nemesio Cedro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Nemesio Cedro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado did a great save. Armindo Salgado came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Maxi Gambetta. But to his dismay, Maxi Gambetta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Yasin Yerel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Armindo Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Arthur Guerra hit a great ball. Maxi Gambetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Armindo Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ from getting a goal against them. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasin Yerel, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 91 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Maxi Gambetta came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luís Braga was slow to take the kick. During this time VB-Team's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Luís Braga almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır did a great save. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.