Friendly League

Christmas Island
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir started the match with the kick off. Zézinho Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Veríssimo might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexandre Veríssimo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Veríssimo in the 5th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Teófilo Pádua put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir got free with Fabrício Marques in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teófilo Pádua, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Fernando Trindade with Abel Paixão as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 21stth minute of the game Teófilo Pádua who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabrício Marques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After 26 played minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Vasconcelos. ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Veríssimo in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fabrício Marques. Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Frederico Barros hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabrício Marques narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 43rd minute of the match ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City got a corner. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Claudinei Domingues ran over to the corner to take the kick. ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Claudinei Domingues was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fabrício Marques in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 45th minute, Luiz Eduardo de Salles reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabrício Marques. The goal made the score 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teófilo Pádua to make the kick off. Fabrício Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir in the 51st minute of play. Fabrício Marques came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir. But to his dismay, Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City booed when CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Veríssimo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teófilo Pádua could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira made a huge save. Fabrício Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Eduardo de Salles in the 83rd minute of play. Bento Melo's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bento Melo helped the player get up and apologised. Bento Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Fabrício Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Fabrício Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabrício Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Velloso in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land got a freekick which was hit by Ivo Benevides. After some careless play in the CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land defense, Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabrício Marques. The CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabrício Marques should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City.