Friendly League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavao Zadro got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Xu Ran Zhen 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. Pavao Zadro hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 17 minutes, Horacio Oliverios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lobos de Carelia and the VB-Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nestor Cortez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute of the match Lobos de Carelia got a corner. VB-Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xu Ran Zhen ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 28 minutes VB-Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xu Ran Zhen who took care of the corner kick. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavao Zadro in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Luís Caeiro got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Prospero Perico made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavao Zadro in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Nestor Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim de Barros got free with Nestor Cortez in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horacio Oliverios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquim de Barros to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Luís Caeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VB-Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Caeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the match, Prospero Perico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Prospero Perico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 62 played minutes Lobos de Carelia got a freekick which was hit by Xu Ran Zhen. VB-Team's Qiu Sheng Bang was substituted for Sandro Leitão. Nestor Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervásio Severiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, César Sampaio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VB-Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lobos de Carelia the free kick. In the 70th match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. VB-Team's Yu Ke Hong was substituted for César Sampaio. In the 71st minute, César Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Montrel in the 73rd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by VB-Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristobal Lia was slow to take the kick. During this time Lobos de Carelia's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Horacio Oliverios almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado did a great save. Nestor Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Caeiro in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Traian Hăvârneanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Cortez was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Saul Montrel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Armindo Salgado made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Lia in the 85th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, VB-Team's Armindo Salgado got control of the ball when Prospero Perico tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vecdi Tamkut during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vecdi Tamkut kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lobos de Carelia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.