Friendly League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Andy Cole started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Floresta Negra FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when Floresta Negra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alto Muro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naldo Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Cole, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Cole in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Floresta Negra FC's Andy Cole nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naldo Proença made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Mendonça got free with Egun Pais in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute, Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Egun Pais. Egun Pais yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The supporters of Floresta Negra FC booed when Scarlet Speedster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Ove Eriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hector Bazkoare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egun Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raigo Vananurm in the 34th minute of the match. With a little luck, Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais got control of the ball when Fausto Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 42 minutes Scarlet Speedster's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lokon Pøhl who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Floresta Negra FC's Clemente Moura to fire away a dangerous shot which Naldo Proença despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fausto Mendonça stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Egun Pais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Jerzy Zjawin came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Floresta Negra FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jerzy Zjawin couldn't finish the play. Andy Cole could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Naldo Proença made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Floresta Negra FC's Jerzy Zjawin got a free kick in the 64th minute. Floresta Negra FC made a substitution. Alexsandro Mandrak replaced Hector Bazkoare. Floresta Negra FC's Jardel Lewandowski was substituted for Andy Cole. Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 73rd minute of play. In the 80th minute Fausto Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egun Pais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Carlos Fernando Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floresta Negra FC's protests and gave Carlos Fernando Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th minute, Carlos Fernando Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 89th minute of play. Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Scarlet Speedster from getting a goal against them. Fausto Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Egun Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Mendonça in the 95th minute of the match. Naldo Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Lewandowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Floresta Negra FC were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after Scarlet Speedster's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lokon Pøhl took the corner. The corner ended in Lokon Pøhl almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença did a great save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Scarlet Speedster had won after a very even match.