Friendly League

Christmas Island
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guilherme Abud started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Dias in the 3rd minute of play forced DENVER™'s goalkeeper Delfim Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes ≮王者归来≯News at 11 got a freekick which was hit by Hílton Toscano. In the 6th play minute Marco Dias came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Delfim Bastos. 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, DENVER™'s Guilherme Abud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernani Oliveira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hílton Toscano during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes ≮王者归来≯News at 11 got a freekick which was hit by Hílton Toscano. Marco Dias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Delfim Bastos made a huge save. After 22 minutes of play ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Hílton Toscano was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯News at 11 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Marco Dias hit a great ball. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯News at 11 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Lester Nygaard hit a great ball. Delfim Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Dias in the 30th minute of the match. Ernani Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Abud, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute, ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Marco Dias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Delfim Bastos. Delfim Bastos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Gino Carneiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernani Oliveira having to make a save. In the 41st minute, Marco Dias made a precise shot to the right of Delfim Bastos. DENVER™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marco Dias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Conrado Paraibano's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯News at 11's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Conrado Paraibano helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Conrado Paraibano hit a great ball. Delfim Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When DENVER™'s Nilmar Freitas in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮王者归来≯News at 11's goalie prevented a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Guilherme Abud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernani Oliveira. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guilherme Abud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Glauco Abraão was substituted for Marco Dias. Guilherme Abud received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ernani Oliveira came out and tried to block the shot, but Guilherme Abud slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 63rd minute. DENVER™'s Márcio Guedes was substituted for Nilton Netto. DENVER™ made a substitution. Caio de Mendonça replaced Wanderson Passos. Caio de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caio de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ≮王者归来≯News at 11 made a substitution. Jorginho Félix replaced Gonçalo Coelho. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Caio de Mendonça got a free kick in the 75th minute. Naohiro Takahara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Lester Nygaard fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯News at 11's protests and gave Lester Nygaard a yellow card for diving instead. Lester Nygaard kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Delfim Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glauco Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gino Carneiro took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernani Oliveira. Ernani Oliveira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. DENVER™ made a substitution. Waldir Romero replaced Guilherme Abud. The DENVER™ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.