Friendly League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stelian Murgu took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerónimo Furtado got free with Nils Elmhuus in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stelian Murgu in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin van der Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 12 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerónimo Furtado. Edwin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stelian Murgu's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stelian Murgu was slow to take the kick. During this time Playa Malvín's players had a chance to rest. Nils Elmhuus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leukothoe Atsidakos in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute of the match Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ got a corner. Playa Malvín's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Piara Bue ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nils Elmhuus made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Leukothoe Atsidakos sent off a good shot on target. Bernardo lago hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Edwin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gong Qi Fan's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. After some careless play in the Playa Malvín defense, Leopoldo Gaxan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils Elmhuus. The Playa Malvín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils Elmhuus should have stopped the shot. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stelian Murgu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stelian Murgu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Stelian Murgu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Edwin van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 39 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Gaxan came free, but Nils Elmhuus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fausto Jayaga hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Leukothoe Atsidakos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Nils Elmhuus made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stelian Murgu in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin van der Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jerónimo Furtado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Qi Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. With a little luck, Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar got control of the ball when Stelian Murgu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nils Elmhuus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Gaxan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 59th minute of the match. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Hipolito Gante replaced Jabier Igual. After some careless play in the Playa Malvín defense, Leopoldo Gaxan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils Elmhuus. The Playa Malvín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils Elmhuus should have stopped the shot. Nils Elmhuus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo lago in the 72nd minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 75th minute of the match. Nils Elmhuus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerónimo Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nils Elmhuus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo lago in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 80th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Gong Qi Fan took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Edwin van der Sar to make any attempt to save it. Nils Elmhuus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Gaxan in the 85th minute of the match. Alvise Catapano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Bernardo lago ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils Elmhuus was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ had won after a very even match.