Friendly League

Teepee Park
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Niva in the 4th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Joaquim de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Irvin Willoughby was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Niva came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saverio Niva took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Salgado. Armindo Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 23 minutes into the match, Hurricanes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Irvin Willoughby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 27th minute of play forced Hurricanes FC's goalkeeper Irvin Willoughby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irvin Willoughby 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. Alain Lunsford kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Álvaro Rezende shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Irvin Willoughby showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Arthur Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 1-2 became the score in the 38th minute when Joaquim de Barros elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Saverio Niva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Armindo Salgado made a huge save. Armindo Salgado was a little too slow when Saverio Niva got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 2-3. After the first half VB-Team were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 王亦俊 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim de Barros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Irvin Willoughby. That made the score 2-4 in the 53 minute of play. Irvin Willoughby made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 56th minute. Irvin Willoughby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Kun Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shao Kun Yuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irvin Willoughby having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Joaquim de Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VB-Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Joaquim de Barros who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Irvin Willoughby when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gervásio Severiano came free with the goalkeeper in the 67th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Irvin Willoughby could save by the left post. Irvin Willoughby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Caeiro in the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Mattias Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VB-Team's Qiu Sheng Bang was substituted for Sandro Leitão. After 70 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Jonasson. Irvin Willoughby was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gervásio Severiano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-6 in the 72 minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, 王亦俊 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 王亦俊 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-6. Irvin Willoughby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Hăvârneanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Hurricanes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Irvin Willoughby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Richarlison de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hurricanes FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Traian Hăvârneanu scored to the left of an out of position Irvin Willoughby, making the score, 3-8. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Traian Hăvârneanu in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irvin Willoughby prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Through an outstanding action, after 98 minutes, Irvin Willoughby successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. VB-Team's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.