Friendly League

Arrifana
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Liberato kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Arrifana FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Hu Jian Yi hit a great ball. Hélio Póvoas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Liberato's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Arrifana FC's zone, David Liberato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Póvoas came out of the goal and David Liberato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute, Tommy Hellström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, LaZuli's goalkeeper Jorge Infante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hu Jian Yi. In the 25th minute David Liberato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio Póvoas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, LaZuli's David Liberato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hélio Póvoas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. David Liberato recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Sidónio Paixão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrifana FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sidónio Paixão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Infante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Murilo Paião charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murilo Paião the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Murilo Paião kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Jorge Infante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidónio Paixão in the 38th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hu Jian Yi got free with Jorge Infante in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute of the match Arrifana FC got a corner. LaZuli's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mihály Pulai ran over to the corner to take the kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hu Jian Yi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Arrifana FC's zone, Joan Queralt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Póvoas came out of the goal and Joan Queralt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LaZuli's attentive Felippe Leão managed to snatch the ball when Frederico Sales made a throw-in in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th minute, Amos Bellomo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Joan Queralt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st match minute, Arrifana FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidónio Paixão to maneuver through the defense. Amos Bellomo's late challenge caught a LaZuli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amos Bellomo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Arrifana FC's Amos Bellomo got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, LaZuli's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Huarte came free, but Jorge Infante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélio Póvoas was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Joan Queralt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joan Queralt really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Zachariasz Dunajski succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 71st playminute. The supporters of Arrifana FC booed when LaZuli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Paião didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of LaZuli booed when Arrifana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidónio Paixão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Amos Bellomo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrifana FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The supporters of LaZuli booed when Arrifana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidónio Paixão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joan Queralt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Hu Jian Yi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joan Queralt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Hélio Póvoas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over LaZuli could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Arrifana FC throughout the match.