Friendly League

Paulistano
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfredo Martins made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Wilson Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the match, German Cano notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi. Arlindo Rossi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 7th minute of play. With a little luck, Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel got control of the ball when Gong Zhan Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jimeno Henric's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Jimeno Henric received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dida Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moussa Kabre to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Ronaldo Simão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Jimeno Henric got a free kick in the 20th minute. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jimeno Henric's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Jimeno Henric could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Dida Taffarel made a huge save. In the 32ndth minute of the game Jimeno Henric who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Henric in the 34th minute. Wilson Soares hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Marquês de Herval's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nestor Batista fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Gong Zhan Chen made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Gong Zhan Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gong Zhan Chen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. German Cano hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 55th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 55th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Nestor Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 62nd minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Henric in the 70th minute of the match. With a little luck, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi got control of the ball when Dorian Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marquês de Herval's Moussa Kabre was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arlindo Rossi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Coelho came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimeno Henric fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Taffarel having to interfere. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 81st minute of play. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Soares in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Jimeno Henric shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 85th minute of play. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Jimeno Henric had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Taffarel. Marquês de Herval's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jimeno Henric was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Marquês de Herval had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.