Friendly League

Mineirão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) SE Palestra Itália's Isaltino Penha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xiong Han in the 5th minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Paulão Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulão Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Oper in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Andres Oper had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulão Penha. SE Palestra Itália's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andres Oper was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Strib Galacticos IF's Zhao Xiong Han in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SE Palestra Itália's goalie prevented a goal. After 15 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Isaltino Penha. The supporters of Strib Galacticos IF booed when SE Palestra Itália was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodriguinho Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Strib Galacticos IF's Davide Ubriaco tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Oper came free, but Paulão Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Strib Galacticos IF from getting a goal against them. Paulão Penha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andres Oper went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Gunvald Glarkrog made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Jonas Netto sent off a good shot on target. After 28 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Netto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Oper in the 33rd minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Paulão Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulão Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Xiong Han in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Strib Galacticos IF were awarded a corner. Davide Ubriaco went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Davide Ubriaco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paulão Penha quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SE Palestra Itália's goalie prevented a goal. 0-3 became the score in the 40th minute when Andres Oper elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Andres Oper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SE Palestra Itália's Paulão Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Oper in the 44th minute of play. After the first half Strib Galacticos IF were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andres Oper to make the kick off. Andres Oper blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulão Penha having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andres Oper got free with Paulão Penha in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andres Oper got free with Paulão Penha in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Zhao Xiong Han put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Paulão Penha. Andres Oper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Paulão Penha made a huge save. Paulão Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Xiong Han, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acar Buğrahan in the 65th minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Strib Galacticos IF getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Zhao Xiong Han hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Oper came free, but Paulão Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Andres Oper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulão Penha was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Paulão Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Xiong Han in the 76th minute of the match. SE Palestra Itália's Paulão Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save SE Palestra Itália from getting a goal against them. If Hagbard Ribov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 78 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Paulão Penha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hagbard Ribov. Hagbard Ribov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paulão Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hagbard Ribov in the 80th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Strib Galacticos IF's Paulão Penha threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zhao Xiong Han, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 83rd match minute, Strib Galacticos IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhao Xiong Han to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Hagbard Ribov came free, but Paulão Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hagbard Ribov got free with Paulão Penha in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xiong Han in the 89th minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Paulão Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, SE Palestra Itália's Acar Buğrahan got a free kick in the 90th minute. Strib Galacticos IF'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.