Friendly League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when James Batistuta got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Joaquim de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 邱振广 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Salgado having to interfere. In the 10th minute James Batistuta 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. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 16th minute of play. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. Armindo Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 邱振广 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Salgado having to interfere. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Kun Yuan in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute Dumitru Purcărete 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. If James Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dumitru Purcărete in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armindo Salgado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 46 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Del Piero came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquim de Barros to make the kick off. 邱振广 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Salgado having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, James Batistuta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Armindo Salgado, 0-1. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 56th minute of play. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Kun Yuan in the 58th minute of play. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Del Piero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquim de Barros's late challenge caught a A4p FC Gad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquim de Barros helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Joaquim de Barros hit a great ball. VB-Team's Yu Ke Hong was substituted for Joaquim de Barros. A4p FC Gad's Anfilogino Manzi was substituted for Erasmo Damião. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Dumitru Purcărete hit a great ball. VB-Team made a substitution. Qiu Sheng Bang replaced Sandro Leitão. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. In the 68th match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shao Kun Yuan to maneuver through the defense. King Scorpio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Armindo Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dumitru Purcărete's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Armindo Salgado skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 73 minutes, Flavius Cândroveanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavius Cândroveanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Olle Olsson hit a great ball. If Gică Busuioc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, VB-Team's Armindo Salgado got control of the ball when King Scorpio tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Flavius Cândroveanu got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-2. 81 minutes into the match. Armindo Salgado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gică Busuioc went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Busuioc came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, Gică Busuioc lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Armindo Salgado. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gică Busuioc in the 93rd minute of the match. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save VB-Team from getting a goal against them.