Friendly League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when James Batistuta got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 3rd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Alessandro Del Piero made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Luís Caeiro got a free kick in the 6th minute. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Batistuta in the 9th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match, Shao Kun Yuan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Glenn Fyfe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 19 minutes into the game, Marcin Pachucki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Armindo Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 24th minute of play. Armindo Salgado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dumitru Purcărete went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling James Batistuta in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armindo Salgado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 31st minute of the match. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 36th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Berceanu came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half A4p FC Gad were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Alessandro Del Piero hit a great ball. Armindo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when James Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. Armindo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Alessandro Del Piero sent off a good shot on target. After 61 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Alessandro Del Piero made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th minute, Dumitru Purcărete left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 69 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Flavius Cândroveanu sent off a good shot on target. Gică Busuiocs short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Armindo Salgado to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavius Cândroveanu in the 74th minute of play. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Hăvârneanu in the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match, Gică Busuioc tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armindo Salgado saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gică Busuioc's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Armindo Salgado skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armindo Salgado. That made the score 0-6 after 84 minutes of play. 89 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gică Busuioc. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 90th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gică Busuioc succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 91st playminute. In the 95th minute of the match, King Scorpio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armindo Salgado saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A4p FC Gad'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.