Friendly League

Maracanã
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Niceto Xacintu made the kick off and thus started the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Xacintu in the 2nd minute of play. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Ryszard Barycz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 9th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryszard Barycz in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Romero saved Flying Dutch from getting behind. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Barycz in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Barycz came free, but Luís Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryszard Barycz in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Romero saved Flying Dutch from getting behind. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Barycz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Baggio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo Romero having to interfere. Rodolfo Santos hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Ryszard Barycz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luís Paulo Romero. Flying Dutch's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Jardel Baggio managed to get in a good position for a shot. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Jardel Baggio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Paulo Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Niceto Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner. Ryszard Barycz went to the cornerflag to take it. Durval Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Xacintu in the 46th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ryszard Barycz to make the kick off. Luís Paulo Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Baggio in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute Jardel Baggio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryszard Barycz got free with Luís Paulo Romero in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Niceto Xacintu's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niceto Xacintu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, Niceto Xacintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexsandro Tróia's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexsandro Tróia helped the player get up and apologised. 65 minutes into the match, Jardel Baggio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Paulo Romero. Flying Dutch's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Baggio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Rodriguinho Linhares replaced Jardel Baggio. Boguslaw Tarasek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boguslaw Tarasek in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Romero saved Flying Dutch from getting behind. ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Flying Dutch's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boguslaw Tarasek took the corner. João Vítor Porto took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Paulo Romero. Luís Paulo Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Boguslaw Tarasek came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Luís Paulo Romero could save by the left post. In the 91st minute, Niceto Xacintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ITAFUT 4EVER'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.