Friendly League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Mikolaj Giertych started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Cavad Lider hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Ramiro Lleir went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 14th minute, Mikolaj Giertych made a precise shot to the right of Dida Taffarel. Marquês de Herval's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Cano in the 17th minute of play. Jon Grøneng made in the 19th minute of the game a quick throw-in and German Cano immediately put the ball in play. Mikolaj Giertych kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Cavad Lider might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dida Taffarel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cavad Lider ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon Grøneng kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Nestor Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Mikolaj Giertych hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Perez in the 38th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Giertych in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Ramiro Lleir went to the cornerflag to take it. Ramiro Lleir made a great header on ..Villa Rugby Club..'s corner, it was just that Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel managed to reach the ball for a save. Mikolaj Giertych might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dida Taffarel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikolaj Giertych ran back to his position shaking his head. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 44th minute of play. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 46th minute of play.

The wind increased when Alfredo Martins made the kick off in the second half. Cristian Claude kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute of the match, Mikolaj Giertych 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. 65 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ..Villa Rugby Club.. getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Cristian Claude hit a great ball. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Carlos Saúl Menem replaced Mikolaj Giertych. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Enrique Gaur was substituted for Cavad Lider. In the 71st match minute, ..Villa Rugby Club.. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Claude to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Saúl Menem in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Taffarel saved Marquês de Herval from getting behind. Carlos Saúl Menem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dida Taffarel having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 77th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Gonzalez in the 79th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Carlos Saúl Menem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Taffarel was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Dida Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Saúl Menem's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ..Villa Rugby Club.. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.