Friendly League

Gigante
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Krakaca Neto started the match with the kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Thibault Delanoë managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thibault Delanoë was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Krakaca Neto in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meng Yu Hui saved Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa from getting behind. In the 8th minute Krakaca Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yu Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Richard da Fonseca in the 16th minute. Krakaca Neto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Meng Yu Hui skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Meng Yu Hui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Dantas in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thibault Delanoë in the 28th minute of play forced Futuros FC's goalkeeper João Carlos Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Krakaca Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yu Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's João Carlos Mesquita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Thibault Delanoë had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Meng Yu Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krakaca Neto in the 39th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Carlos Mesquita to make the kick off. A throw-in in the 57th minute of the game was made by Adhemar Furtado with Lucas Hernández as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 61st minute Krakaca Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yu Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thibault Delanoë kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Meng Yu Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meng Yu Hui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 63rd match minute, Futuros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Sal Darby was substituted for Richard da Fonseca. Futuros FC made a substitution. Beto Smith replaced Vicente Dantas. Adhemar Furtado made in the 69th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lucas Hernández however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Xun Kang in the 70th minute of play forced Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Meng Yu Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Meng Yu Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Fernandes in the 71st minute of play. Futuros FC's João Carlos Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Futuros FC from getting a goal against them. João Carlos Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Carlos Mesquita in the 73rd minute. João Carlos Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sal Darby in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Futuros FC's Beto de Medeiros got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Futuros FC's goalkeeper João Carlos Andrade had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thibault Delanoë. Marcos Fernandes scored 1-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Meng Yu Hui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sal Darby's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, João Carlos Andrade skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. João Carlos Andrade didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Sal Darby shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.