Friendly League

Regent Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Turgut Soyuer got the match started through his kick off. Amadeo Rainerio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Turgut Soyuer's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Copérnico F.C.'s Amadeo Rainerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Turgut Soyuer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amadeo Rainerio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Amadeo Rainerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PREZULO FC's Shi Xi Zhen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rodrigo Brais, made in the 14th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 17th minute of play forced Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Amadeo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnoldo Txatxu in the 18th minute. After 19 minutes PREZULO FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arnulfo Hurko who took care of the corner kick. 21 minutes into the match, Copérnico F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Jobo came free, but Amadeo Rainerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's Turgut Soyuer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amadeo Rainerio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 23 minutes Copérnico F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shi Xi Zhen who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Shi Xi Zhen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Amadeo Rainerio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Turgut Soyuer might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amadeo Rainerio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgut Soyuer ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25th minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Rainerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute PREZULO FC were awarded a corner. Shi Xi Zhen went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led PREZULO FC's Jonathan Otto to fire away a dangerous shot which Amadeo Rainerio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 35th minute of play forced Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Amadeo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Quadros came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell. But to his dismay, Alvaro Montrell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 47th minute, Turgut Soyuer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Jatsu made a kick off. Turgut Soyuer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turgut Soyuer got free with Amadeo Rainerio in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Turgut Soyuer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Amadeo Rainerio came out and tried to block the shot, but Turgut Soyuer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 60th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Copérnico F.C.'s zone, Turgut Soyuer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeo Rainerio came out of the goal and Turgut Soyuer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Jonathan Otto managed to get in a good position for a shot. PREZULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Otto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeo Rainerio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. PREZULO FC's Betão de Brito was substituted for Saulão Chettle. PREZULO FC made a substitution. He Xiao replaced Jonathan Otto. PREZULO FC's Isaac Ferreira was substituted for Turgut Soyuer. Betão de Brito's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Amadeo Rainerio firmly grabbed it by the left post. PREZULO FC's Isaac Ferreira got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Copérnico F.C. getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Paolo Kinsen hit a great ball. Octavio Iigo's late challenge caught a PREZULO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Octavio Iigo helped the player get up and apologised. Amadeo Rainerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Ferreira in the 78th minute of play. If Betão de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvaro Montrell's late challenge caught a PREZULO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Montrell helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Alvaro Montrell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Isaac Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Rainerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo Rainerio made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Betão de Brito sent off a good shot on target. If Albano Jaunzuria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 91st minute, Isaac Ferreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PREZULO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 95th minute, Isaac Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amadeo Rainerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5.