Friendly League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duarte Mineiro kicked off to start the match. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niki Bundev, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yavuz Acabay, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Ulisses da Mata who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Lv Zhen Li when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yavuz Acabay in the 18th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Niki Bundev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yavuz Acabay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Duarte Mineiro in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Yala's Alberto Jaunti. José Maria Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yavuz Acabay in the 38th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Niki Bundev came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteve Abechuco hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Yala's Lv Zhen Li proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Yala from getting a goal against them.

Yala's Lv Zhen Li played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Mineiro in the 51st minute of play. Higinio Fidencio hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 52nd minute of the match Cleiton Severo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lv Zhen Li skillfully saved the ball. Armando Ritchie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but José Maria Pontes made a huge save. In the 54th match minute, Yala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Claude to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Yala's Niki Bundev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of José Maria Pontes. That made the score 0-5 after 56 minutes of play. Nando Ceresso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lv Zhen Li read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After some careless play in the COURO COME FC defense, Niki Bundev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Maria Pontes. The COURO COME FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Maria Pontes should have stopped the shot. If Niki Bundev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yavuz Acabay got in the 67th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but José Maria Pontes handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The throw-in from Duarte Mineiro in the 72nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Yala's Niki Bundev. 73 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yavuz Acabay came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Higinio Fidencio charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Higinio Fidencio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Higinio Fidencio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Higinio Fidencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Bundev in the 80th minute of the match. COURO COME FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Niki Bundev scored to the left of an out of position José Maria Pontes, making the score, 0-7. With a little luck, COURO COME FC's José Maria Pontes got control of the ball when Armando Ritchie tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute, Yavuz Acabay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Yala's Yavuz Acabay got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lv Zhen Li showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bata Palma in the 90th minute of the match. After some careless play in the COURO COME FC defense, Yavuz Acabay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Maria Pontes. The COURO COME FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Maria Pontes should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Yala could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than COURO COME FC throughout the match.