Friendly League

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fu Han Qiang took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 5th minute of play. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Fu Han Qiang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gonzalo Montiel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Qiu Chuan Ran made a huge save. In the 15th minute of the match, Fu Han Qiang got a very nice opportunity to score, but Qiu Chuan Ran was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 16th minute of play. Raimundo Ventura made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gonzalo Lixandro immediately put the ball in play. In the 19th minute Rodolfo Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Trifon Katsoulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trifon Katsoulis in the 29th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trifon Katsoulis in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiu Chuan Ran saved Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting behind. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trifon Katsoulis in the 36th minute of play. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 37th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Gonzalo Montiel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Jorge Ruas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raimundo Ventura to strike the kick off in the second half. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang in the 57th minute of play. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trifon Katsoulis in the 58th minute of play. If Fu Han Qiang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fu Han Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Faria in the 63rd minute of the match. Jon Oblak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Raimundo Ventura showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 65 minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Han Qiang in the 69th minute of the match. After 72 minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jorge Ruas who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Andarilhos's corner Gonzalo Montiel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Qiu Chuan Ran quite easily take care of the ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Montiel in the 74th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Ventura got free with Jon Oblak in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute Gonzalo Montiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 80th minute Fu Han Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Fu Han Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Oblak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 82nd minute. Rodolfo Faria in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jon Oblak, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trifon Katsoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fu Han Qiang in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Montiel came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Luís Espinosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Andarilhos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. the free kick. A collision led to Andarilhos getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Luís Espinosa hit a great ball. Trifon Katsoulis's late challenge caught a Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trifon Katsoulis helped the player get up and apologised. Trifon Katsoulis hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.