Friendly League

Estadio Nacional C V
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Pål Sefastsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel Haaland's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Andrés Maraschin hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ksawery Winnicki in the 10th minute of the match. Roceira SC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michel Haaland in the 11th minute. Pål Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Haaland in the 15th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Carlos Alberto Tevez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelinho Barral. Roceira SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Alberto Tevez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Roceira SC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Valdo das Neves hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, National Team Cape-Verde's goal looked a bit too open when Ksawery Winnicki came free, but Pål Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo Trevisan in the 31st minute of play. Marcelinho Barral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Alberto Tevez in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute Ksawery Winnicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Sefastsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bennvar Post received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Marcelinho Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pål Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Haaland in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, Roceira SC's Marcelinho Barral got control of the ball when Bennvar Post tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valdo das Neves hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Roceira SC's zone, Fredric Melander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelinho Barral came out of the goal and Fredric Melander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Alberto Tevez was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Bennvar Post shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pål Sefastsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hulk Speed went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The corner led Roceira SC's Michel Haaland to fire away a dangerous shot which Pål Sefastsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Roceira SC's Tobiasz Zbytniewski got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Lundgren in the 67th minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto Tevez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelinho Barral was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Marcelinho Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Tevez, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Guto Jorge made in the 73rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Hulk Speed however managed to control. A collision led to National Team Cape-Verde getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mariusz Snow hit a great ball. Roceira SC's Hulk Speed got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute Rudolf Lundgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.