Friendly League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gergely Balázs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Soveral in the 5th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Mendonça in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Petruț Dicu saved Exército Português from getting behind. Naldo Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Exército Português were awarded a corner. Gustavo Carrasqueira went to the cornerflag to take it. If Bruno Soveral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 13th minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Petruț Dicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gergely Balázs in the 14th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Scarlet Speedster's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Krzynowek in the 16th minute. A nice corner shot did that Jens-Ove Eriksson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Petruț Dicu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 22nd minute Armando Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naldo Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naldo Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 26th minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Petruț Dicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Exército Português's goalkeeper Petruț Dicu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Raigo Vananurm got a free kick in the 29th minute. A collision led to Exército Português getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Gergely Balázs hit a great ball. Scarlet Speedster's Edward Krzynowek managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ian Van Den Driessche in the 35 minute of the game. In the 38th minute Armando Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naldo Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Soveral came free, but Naldo Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petruț Dicu made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fausto Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gergely Balázs in the 45th minute of play. Fausto Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Petruț Dicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fausto Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Fausto Mendonça cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Petruț Dicu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 54 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Meireles. Fausto Mendonça scored 2-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petruț Dicu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Scarlet Speedster's Ekialde Nadal was substituted for Fausto Mendonça. In the 63rd minute Ekialde Nadal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petruț Dicu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gergely Balázs in the 66th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Ekialde Nadal 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. When Ademar Borges fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Exército Português's protests and gave Ademar Borges a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes Exército Português got a freekick which was hit by Ademar Borges. Petruț Dicu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekialde Nadal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença got control of the ball when Armando Meireles tried to sneak it across the goal line. Naldo Proença made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Bruno Soveral sent off a good shot on target. After 74 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by Raigo Vananurm. When Exército Português's Gergely Balázs in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Scarlet Speedster's goalie prevented a goal. Petruț Dicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekialde Nadal, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Soveral came free, but Naldo Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82ndth minute of the game Ekialde Nadal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Exército Português's Petruț Dicu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Ekialde Nadal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Exército Português's Petruț Dicu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Scarlet Speedster's Ekialde Nadal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petruț Dicu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Petruț Dicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekialde Nadal, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The audience was convinced that Ekialde Nadal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petruț Dicu was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. The Scarlet Speedster fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Scarlet Speedster's Ekialde Nadal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Armando Meireles came free with the goalkeeper in the 94th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Naldo Proença could save by the left post.