Friendly League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Petter Skarkman made the kick off which started today's match. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petter Skarkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Protegéerna's Ossi Eloranta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mattias Jonasson, made in the 5th minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Petter Skarkman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petter Skarkman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Petter Skarkman might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Salgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petter Skarkman ran back to his position shaking his head. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petter Skarkman in the 14th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petter Skarkman in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petter Skarkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the game, Protegéerna's Petter Skarkman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armindo Salgado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Bolo Skjold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Caeiro in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Petter Skarkman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petter Skarkman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Shao Kun Yuan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bolo Skjold came out and tried to block the shot, but Shao Kun Yuan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Skarkman in the 42nd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquim de Barros to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Petter Skarkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petter Skarkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the game, Mattias Jonasson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Protegéerna's Cosme Demesio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save VB-Team from getting a goal against them. When Petter Skarkman came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Protegéerna 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 Petter Skarkman couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Petter Skarkman notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of VB-Team's Armindo Salgado. Armindo Salgado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Petter Skarkman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Armindo Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Petter Skarkman made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. After some careless play in the VB-Team defense, Petter Skarkman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armindo Salgado. The VB-Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armindo Salgado should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petter Skarkman in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by VB-Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Michael Näver was slow to take the kick. During this time Protegéerna's players had a chance to rest. In the 84th minute Luís Caeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bolo Skjold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Skarkman in the 86th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Petter Skarkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Protegéerna's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michael Näver in the 90th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of VB-Team's goalie and right to Bo Låsberg. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. VB-Team's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Caeiro in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bolo Skjold saved Protegéerna from getting behind. Bolo Skjold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traian Hăvârneanu in the 93rd minute of play.