Friendly League

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Huarte took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes, Toni Huarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arrifana FC and the Andarilhos players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Arrifana FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Toni Huarte hit a great ball. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Huarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Trifon Katsoulis came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Andarilhos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Trifon Katsoulis couldn't finish the play. Arrifana FC's Hélio Póvoas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fu Han Qiang in the 10th minute of play. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Bellomo in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Huarte in the 15th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match, Fu Han Qiang got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hélio Póvoas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Hélio Póvoas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trifon Katsoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Jian Yi in the 20th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adriano Ramires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amos Bellomo in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jon Oblak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Luís Espinosa fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Andarilhos's protests and gave Luís Espinosa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, Luís Espinosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Huarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Trifon Katsoulis 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. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fu Han Qiang was the one to do the kick off. Hélio Póvoas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute, Toni Huarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélio Póvoas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trifon Katsoulis in the 53rd minute of the match. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arrifana FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jorge Ruas was slow to take the kick. During this time Andarilhos's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Andarilhos's corner Jorge Ruas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hélio Póvoas quite easily take care of the ball. Hélio Póvoas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Espinosa in the 57th minute of play. Hélio Póvoas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Han Qiang in the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Arrifana FC's goal looked a bit too open when Trifon Katsoulis came free, but Hélio Póvoas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 67 played minutes Andarilhos got a freekick which was hit by Caetano Velasques. The supporters of Arrifana FC booed when Andarilhos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarbas Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hu Jian Yi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jon Oblak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Hélio Póvoas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Ruas in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Hu Jian Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas Pinheiro in the 77th minute of play forced Arrifana FC's goalkeeper Hélio Póvoas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes Andarilhos got a freekick which was hit by Luís Espinosa. Hélio Póvoas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trifon Katsoulis in the 84th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Arrifana FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Andarilhos.