Friendly League

Arrena Barrerao
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. Dadá Maravilha started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá Maravilha in the 2nd minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, FC Barrera 2.0's Benedicto Ireno threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dadá Maravilha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Wei Yi in the 8th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper CJ Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Yin Wei Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but CJ Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Mendes got free with Benedicto Ireno in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Innocenzio might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over CJ Buffon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pablo Innocenzio ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Dadá Maravilha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benedicto Ireno was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Marco Mendes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Benedicto Ireno made a huge save. Benedicto Ireno had great luck who in the 31stth minute grab hold of the ball when Dadá Maravilha from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 33rd minute FC Barrera 2.0 were awarded a corner. Cipriano Argenis went to the cornerflag to take it. 37 minutes into the game, FC Barrera 2.0's Dadá Maravilha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedicto Ireno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. With a little luck, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno got control of the ball when Marco Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. CJ Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Wei Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Yin Wei Yi came free, but CJ Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedicto Ireno made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Marco Mendes sent off a good shot on target. Dadá Maravilha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Benedicto Ireno made a huge save. With his leg Benedicto Ireno managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when FC Barrera 2.0's Dadá Maravilha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Colas Valdueza was the one to do the kick off. Benedicto Ireno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Maravilha in the 51st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Marco Mendes put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Benedicto Ireno. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Vidal in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Vidal in the 55th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Colas Valdueza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving CJ Buffon. That made the score 3-1 in the 57 minute of play. FC Barrera 2.0's Mao Zhen was substituted for Válbson Vidal. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Dadá Maravilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Ireno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Basilio Calvino was substituted for Yin Wei Yi. FC Barrera 2.0's Cacey Sharp was substituted for Dadá Maravilha. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cacey Sharp in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Mendes in the 77th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Barrera 2.0's CJ Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Seber in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Sidnei Donato came free, but Benedicto Ireno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedicto Ireno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Mendes in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Mendes in the 86th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedicto Ireno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mao Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Mendes came free, but Benedicto Ireno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedicto Ireno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mao Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Seber got free with CJ Buffon in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Barrera 2.0 had won after a very even match.