Friendly League

Estadio P. Bidegain
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gino Custódio got the match started through his kick off. Mateus Botelho hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Salim Adas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chico Valadares's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. . SC Manhattan . were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after De Boedo Vengo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pastor Pio took the corner. 17 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salim Adas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romeo Urtungo during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Salim Adas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Salim Adas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Lu Lin Kuan got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Chico Valadares made a precise shot to the right of Salim Adas. De Boedo Vengo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When Mateus Botelho fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored . SC Manhattan .'s protests and gave Mateus Botelho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Mateus Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 39th minute of play forced De Boedo Vengo's goalkeeper Salim Adas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salim Adas. De Boedo Vengo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chico Valadares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Chico Valadares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Salim Adas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Valadares in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salim Adas saved De Boedo Vengo from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Salim Adas made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Chico Valadares sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of De Boedo Vengo booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lu Lin Kuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Chico Valadares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salim Adas was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Salim Adas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chico Valadares's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, De Boedo Vengo's Filomeno Montel got a free kick in the 61st minute. The supporters of De Boedo Vengo booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Pio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the game, De Boedo Vengo's Romeo Urtungo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matias Taffarel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. If Pastor Pio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of De Boedo Vengo's Salim Adas. Salim Adas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot by Washington Netto from long distance, 76 minutes into the match, got Salim Adas's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Chico Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salim Adas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 84 minutes, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Chico Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Boedo Vengo's goalkeeper Salim Adas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 87 minutes De Boedo Vengo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pastor Pio who took care of the corner kick. The corner led . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares to fire away a dangerous shot which Salim Adas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Salim Adas went to the wrong direction when Pastor Pio was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Chico Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. . SC Manhattan .'s Edward Czech managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Filomeno Montel in the 97 minute of the game. . SC Manhattan . played a much better game than De Boedo Vengo and deserved their victory. The De Boedo Vengo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.