Friendly League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Darryl Buckner 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. Victoriano Bernaldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 4th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim de Barros in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Bernaldo saved Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting behind. Luís Caeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victoriano Bernaldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Caeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Victoriano Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Caeiro in the 17th minute of play. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 20th minute of play. Joaquim de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victoriano Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Caeiro in the 30th minute of play. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Buckner in the 33rd minute of play. After 35 minutes VB-Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Cerritos who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Claudio Cerritos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Dep Colonia Avellaneda's zone, Gervásio Severiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Bernaldo came out of the goal and Gervásio Severiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Buckner in the 39th minute of the match. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Buckner in the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joaquim de Barros was the one to do the kick off. Joaquim de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by VB-Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudio Cerritos was slow to take the kick. During this time Dep Colonia Avellaneda's players had a chance to rest. Claudio Cerritos made a great header on Dep Colonia Avellaneda's corner, it was just that VB-Team's Armindo Salgado managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim de Barros in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Bernaldo saved Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting behind. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Hăvârneanu in the 69th minute of play. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Hăvârneanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim de Barros came free, but Victoriano Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim de Barros in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Bernaldo saved Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Buckner in the 77th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim de Barros struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VB-Team. The audience was convinced that Joaquim de Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Bernaldo was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim de Barros in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Bernaldo saved Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting behind. Joaquim de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Bernaldo having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Gervásio Severiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. VB-Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Gervásio Severiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victoriano Bernaldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th match minute, Dep Colonia Avellaneda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wei Li to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the VB-Team players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.