Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Betão Vargas made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Clayton Sergi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teet Rosin was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After 3 minutes, Clayton Sergi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. NeW York CitY CopS's Teet Rosin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Teet Rosin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clayton Sergi went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Serafin Mark made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Feng Ke Yue however managed to control. After 10 minutes of play, SE Palestra Itália's Bruno Campon made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teet Rosin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Campon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teet Rosin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Sergi in the 16th minute of play. Teet Rosin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Sergi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredão Corrêa during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. SE Palestra Itália were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after NeW York CitY CopS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adalberto Custódio took the corner. After 25 played minutes NeW York CitY CopS got a freekick which was hit by Feng Ke Yue. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Sergi in the 26th minute of play forced NeW York CitY CopS's goalkeeper Teet Rosin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NeW York CitY CopS's Salvador López got a free kick in the 28th minute. It was beautiful to see SE Palestra Itália's Adalberto Custódio in action when he in the 30th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Teet Rosin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Sergi in the 33rd minute of play. Teet Rosin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Vargas in the 34th minute of the match. Teet Rosin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Campon in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Campon in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teet Rosin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teet Rosin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teet Rosin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Sergi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Campon in the 43rd minute of play forced NeW York CitY CopS's goalkeeper Teet Rosin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teet Rosin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Feng Ke Yue made the kick off in the second half. Betão Vargas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teet Rosin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Teet Rosin made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Clayton Sergi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acar Buğrahan in the 54th minute of play forced NeW York CitY CopS's goalkeeper Teet Rosin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, NeW York CitY CopS's goalkeeper Teet Rosin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clayton Sergi. Elpidio Sengrat's late challenge caught a SE Palestra Itália's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elpidio Sengrat helped the player get up and apologised. SE Palestra Itália made a substitution. Bruno Dias replaced Caetano Félix. A collision led to NeW York CitY CopS getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Elpidio Sengrat hit a great ball. Betão Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Teet Rosin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teet Rosin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Betão Vargas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 63 minute of play. In the 71st minute, SE Palestra Itália's Betão Vargas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Teet Rosin. Teet Rosin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. If Betão Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafin Mark kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Betão Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot. SE Palestra Itália's supporters rose to their feet, but Betão Vargas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teet Rosin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Teet Rosin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Vargas in the 80th minute of play. Teet Rosin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Campon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Betão Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Teet Rosin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Clayton Sergi took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Teet Rosin to make any attempt to save it. In the 87th minute, Clayton Sergi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teet Rosin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 94 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's Clayton Sergi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teet Rosin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Clayton Sergi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SE Palestra Itália's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.