Friendly League

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lyuboslav Penev made the kick off which started today's match. Betinho Lenzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hu Zhen Hong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Betinho Lenzi ran back to his position shaking his head. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betinho Lenzi in the 3rd minute of play. If Betinho Lenzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 8 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Lenzi came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emre Çeliksu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jiang Yu Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Bastos in the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Betinho Lenzi in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hu Zhen Hong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, FALCÕES VERDES's Emre Çeliksu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hu Zhen Hong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 23 minutes A A Arizona's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Betinho Lenzi who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lyuboslav Penev got free with Jiang Yu Lin in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jiang Yu Lin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lyuboslav Penev in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the game, FALCÕES VERDES's Betinho Lenzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hu Zhen Hong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 31st minute, Betinho Lenzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hu Zhen Hong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in A A Arizona's zone, Emre Çeliksu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hu Zhen Hong came out of the goal and Emre Çeliksu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Bastos in the 38th minute of play forced FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Jiang Yu Lin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jiang Yu Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After some careless play in the A A Arizona defense, Betinho Lenzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hu Zhen Hong. The A A Arizona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hu Zhen Hong should have stopped the shot. A A Arizona's Cláudio de Mendonça was substituted for Humberto Bastos. A A Arizona's Tiago Gabriel de Sousa was substituted for Vitinho do Valle.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Betinho Lenzi made a kick off. Hu Zhen Hong made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Kai Havertz sent off a good shot on target. Betinho Lenzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Hu Zhen Hong made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Betinho Lenzi got free with Hu Zhen Hong in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Betinho Lenzi struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Hu Zhen Hong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FALCÕES VERDES. 76 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Lenzi came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Betinho Lenzi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hu Zhen Hong. Betinho Lenzi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. In the 82nd minute of the match FALCÕES VERDES got a corner. A A Arizona's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Betinho Lenzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Betinho Lenzi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hu Zhen Hong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Juvenal Urbano came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juvenal Urbano took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hu Zhen Hong. Hu Zhen Hong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. FALCÕES VERDES's Pietro Santos was substituted for Betinho Lenzi. In the 97th minute, FALCÕES VERDES's Pietro Santos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hu Zhen Hong. Hu Zhen Hong yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. When the final whistle sounded FALCÕES VERDES left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than A A Arizona.