Friendly League

Toca do Urso M.Mazer
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfredo Martins made the kick off which started today's match. Túlio Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Cano in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Ahmet Yahya Burçak 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 German Cano in the 6th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Túlio Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, German Cano made a precise shot to the right of Túlio Silva. Toa Toa 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Albertinho do Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Toa Toa 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Túlio Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 20th minute of the match, Róbson Simões tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dida Taffarel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 22 minutes into the match, Toa Toa 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Túlio Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Diego Barral capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Diego Barral really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After 28 minutes, Gaston Gonzalez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marquês de Herval and the Toa Toa 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Toa Toa 4EVER booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Simões in the 30th 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 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Yahya Burçak in the 35th minute. In the 39th minute, German Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Túlio Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Yahya Burçak was the one to do the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Róbson Simões 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. After 51 minutes, Róbson Simões made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Barral in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Barral in the 59th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toa Toa 4EVER's Túlio Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Toa Toa 4EVER from getting a goal against them. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Barral in the 63rd minute of the match. Túlio Silva was a little too slow when German Cano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 2-3. In the 68th minute Ahmet Yahya Burçak 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. After some careless play in the Toa Toa 4EVER defense, Alfredo Martins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Túlio Silva. The Toa Toa 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Túlio Silva should have stopped the shot. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Cano in the 76th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Túlio Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demetrio Ubriaco in the 78th minute of play. After 80 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Nestor Paraibano. Túlio Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Túlio Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Túlio Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nestor Paraibano succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-5 in the 93rd playminute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Marquês de Herval eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.