Friendly League

Christmas Island
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Glauco Abraão hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Paulo Renato Velloso made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Marco Dias sent off a good shot on target. Ernani Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Dionísio, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Dias in the 17th minute of play forced Atlético Minuano's goalkeeper Paulo Renato Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Atlético Minuano getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jardel Dionísio hit a great ball. Paulo Renato Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marco Dias in the 23rd minute. In the 27th minute, Marco Dias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯News at 11 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Marco Dias had several of the Atlético Minuano's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 31 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Paulo Renato Velloso as he didn't even see the shot coming. After having played for 36 minutes, Marco Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Dias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulo Renato Velloso was a little too slow when Marco Dias got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 4-0. In the 41st minute Paul Weller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Renato Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Paul Weller dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paulo Renato Velloso, 5-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Glauco Abraão to strike the kick off in the second half. Marco Dias struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Paulo Renato Velloso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮王者归来≯News at 11. In the 62nd minute, Abelardo Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Dionísio in the 65th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯News at 11's goalkeeper Ernani Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Doni de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the game, Gonçalo Coelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Minuano the free kick. After 67 played minutes ≮王者归来≯News at 11 got a freekick which was hit by Gonçalo Coelho. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Lester Nygaard managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's supporters rose to their feet, but Lester Nygaard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Renato Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the match, Paul Weller had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Renato Velloso. Atlético Minuano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paul Weller was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. ≮王者归来≯News at 11 made a substitution. Hílton Toscano replaced Joélson das Neves. After 79 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Marco Dias made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Renato Velloso was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85th minute Marco Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Renato Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Renato Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lester Nygaard in the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Atlético Minuano's Tadeu Barreto got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Naohiro Takahara managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's supporters rose to their feet, but Naohiro Takahara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Renato Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ernani Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni de Moraes in the 95th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, Lester Nygaard notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Atlético Minuano's Paulo Renato Velloso. Paulo Renato Velloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ≮王者归来≯News at 11 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.