Friendly League

Leonor Rojas Muñoz
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Martin Petkov 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. Pedro José Nogueira hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Pedro Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Baggio in the 15th minute of play. After some careless play in the ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ defense, Cauan Loyola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Muro. The ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Muro should have stopped the shot. In the 22nd minute Jardel Baggio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, João Vítor Porto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Muro. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Vítor Porto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Pedro Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 27th minute of the match. Pedro Muro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jardel Baggio's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The attack was good, but when Jardel Baggio in the 27th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Ricart Melinao's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricart Melinao helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ricart Melinao hit a great ball. Jordan Henderson got a throw-in 34 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jean-Paul Møffelmand. In the 36th minute Cauan Loyola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 36 played minutes ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Francisco José Garzón. Pedro Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Baggio in the 43rd minute of play. João Vítor Porto scored 0-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Muro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ITAFUT 4EVER were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cauan Loyola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when João Vítor Porto came free, but Pedro Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute of the match, Jardel Baggio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Muro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, João Vítor Porto took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Pedro Muro to make any attempt to save it. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Santiago Hurtado was substituted for Lucero Bacciarini. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ made a substitution. Arnaldo Aravena replaced Francisco José Garzón. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ made a substitution. Lucio Pekergin replaced Ricart Melinao. Pedro Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor Porto in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goalkeeper Pedro Muro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jardel Baggio. In the 76th minute Lucio Pekergin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Vítor Porto hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Raphael Fenton replaced Sebastião Henriques. After a rather tough play, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Serafino Larra got a free kick in the 87th minute. Pedro Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor Porto in the 91st minute of play. With 93 minutes on the clock, Flavius Postelnicescu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 93rd match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavius Postelnicescu to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in ITAFUT 4EVER's zone, Arnaldo Aravena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilson Peres came out of the goal and Arnaldo Aravena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The ITAFUT 4EVER supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ITAFUT 4EVER would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.