Friendly League

Eleven Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chico de Sousa got the match started through his kick off. Damian Ştiopul stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Guerra's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sílvio Piola. In the 6thth minute of the game Dennis Termander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Termander in the 12th minute of play. Damian Ştiopul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico de Sousa in the 14th minute of the match. After 15 minutes SSC Special Eleven's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonardo Guerra who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of SSC Special Eleven's goalie and right to Chico de Sousa. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. SSC Special Eleven's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 23 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sílvio Piola. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Piola in the 24th minute of play. Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Jovens Democratas MZC from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Termander came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chico de Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Ştiopul having to interfere. In the 34thth minute of the game Dennis Termander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Dennis Termander sped through Jovens Democratas MZC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dalmo Saldanha. In the 36th minute Sílvio Piola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmo Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sílvio Piola's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Leonardo Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Ştiopul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SSC Special Eleven's Damian Ştiopul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duda Amorim in the 42nd minute of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind SSC Special Eleven's goalkeeper Damian Ştiopul, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 minutes of play, Jovens Democratas MZC's Ruy de Brito made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damian Ştiopul was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Jovens Democratas MZC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 54 played minutes SSC Special Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Sílvio Piola. In the 56th minute of the match, Chico de Sousa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Damian Ştiopul saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Piola in the 65th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Piola in the 65th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jovens Democratas MZC's David Puyol was substituted for Valdir Miranda. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Durval de Queirós replaced Duda Amorim. Damian Ştiopul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Li Sang in the 77th minute of play. Dobromir Zagrodny hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, SSC Special Eleven's Concetto Barberio tried to score from far away in the 78th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Termander came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jovens Democratas MZC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Concetto Barberio was slow to take the kick. During this time SSC Special Eleven's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of SSC Special Eleven booed when Jovens Democratas MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval de Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Sílvio Piola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Alesandro Costacurta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SSC Special Eleven's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jovens Democratas MZC the free kick. Damian Ştiopul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.