Friendly League

Christmas Island
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulysses Coelho started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Régis Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. Carlinhos Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Marco Dias made a precise shot to the right of Chiquinho do Nascimento. MUSHIBA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Dias in the 15th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Chiquinho do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlinhos Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Marquez in the 24th minute of play. Claudinei Domingues hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ≮王者归来≯ a defense, Severino Marquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlinhos Vieira. The ≮王者归来≯ a fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlinhos Vieira should have stopped the shot. In the 34th minute, Marco Dias made a precise shot to the right of Chiquinho do Nascimento. MUSHIBA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. ≮王者归来≯ a's Carlinhos Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Meira in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Régis Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MUSHIBA FC's Chiquinho do Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save MUSHIBA FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Régis Mineiro hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Marquez to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Marco Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯ a's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Dias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chiquinho do Nascimento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ≮王者归来≯ a made a substitution. Alfredo Simão replaced Samuca Rossi. ≮王者归来≯ a's Luiz Eduardo de Salles was substituted for Ulysses Coelho. Joélson das Neves hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. ≮王者归来≯ a's Carlinhos Vieira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯ a from getting a goal against them. In the 90th minute, Paul Weller sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and MUSHIBA FC's Chiquinho do Nascimento didn't even have to move. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrianinho Torres during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯ a's Glauco Abraão made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chiquinho do Nascimento was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ≮王者归来≯ a had won after a very even match.