League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Marcos Seco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Severino Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 4th minute, Luís Paulo Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Severino Prestes came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Real Madrid fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Severino Prestes couldn't finish the play. Marcos Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Marinho having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alin Herlea in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edvaldo Marinho saved Real Madrid from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júlio Almeida during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Júlio Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Alin Herlea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Marinho having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Marcos Seco notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Madrid's Edvaldo Marinho. Edvaldo Marinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alin Herlea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Edvaldo Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edvaldo Marinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 34th minute, Marcos Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvaldo Marinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 39 minutes into the match, Joe Bartus FC's Alin Herlea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvaldo Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Marcos Seco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 43rd minute, Leopoldo Abreu made a precise shot to the right of Anísio Rodrigues. Joe Bartus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid's zone, Alin Herlea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edvaldo Marinho came out of the goal and Alin Herlea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Júlio Almeida made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Seco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Edvaldo Marinho when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid's Elano Tande got a free kick in the 59th minute. Edvaldo Marinho was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Alin Herlea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alin Herlea really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Seco got free with Edvaldo Marinho in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute Alin Herlea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvaldo Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alin Herlea succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. Marcos Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Edvaldo Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Seco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvaldo Marinho having to interfere. Joe Bartus FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.