Friendly League

Estádio Monica
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Jos Verduin started the match with the kick off. Wanderson Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Head in the 3rd minute of play. With a little luck, AC Milan's Gilles Eekhout got control of the ball when Jos Verduin tried to sneak it across the goal line. AC Milan's Gilles Eekhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karel-Jan De Winter in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Jos Verduin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gilles Eekhout made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jos Verduin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Gilles Eekhout made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jos Verduin in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilles Eekhout saved AC Milan from getting behind. With a little luck, AC Milan's Gilles Eekhout got control of the ball when Jos Verduin tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Vergílio in the 29th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Gilles Eekhout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Karel-Jan De Winter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilles Eekhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 minutes, Adalberto Correia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adalberto Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After 33 played minutes, AC Milan's Qi Le Xiao shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wanderson Freire came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Milan reached it. AC Milan's Gilles Eekhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Vergílio in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Mats Hummels got a free kick in the 45th minute. Jos Verduin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Gilles Eekhout made a huge save. In the 48th match minute, UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio Souza to maneuver through the defense. In the 50th minute Qi Le Xiao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wanderson Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Jardel Head sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Arnaldo Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilles Eekhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Rego kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Cristiano Rego kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. AC Milan's Stamatis Kolitsidakis was substituted for Mao Kang. After 74 minutes of play, AC Milan's Jardel Head made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wanderson Freire was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jos Verduin in the 77th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Gilles Eekhout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Jardel Head shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wanderson Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilles Eekhout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karel-Jan De Winter in the 89th minute of the match. UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after AC Milan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomás Rosado took the corner. In the 92nd minute Furkan Vargın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wanderson Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilles Eekhout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Vergílio came free, but Gilles Eekhout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Furkan Vargın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Wanderson Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.