Friendly League

Maracanã
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Agustín Tastzian started the match with the kick off. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fellipe Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Fellipe Lago 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. Luís Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Tastzian, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Luís Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nariman Mansourian, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fellipe Lago in the 15th minute of play. Barrenta SC's Edgar Trigo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Barrenta SC from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Nariman Mansourian came free, but Luís Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fellipe Lago in the 23rd minute of play. Edgar Trigo made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Alexsandro Tróia sent off a good shot on target. Thiago de Mendonça hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Nariman Mansourian kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Edgar Trigo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexsandro Tróia. After 46 minutes, Urban Stenman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barrenta SC and the Flying Dutch players grew even worse after the yellow card. Urban Stenman hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Luís Cardoso made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexsandro Tróia in the 57th minute of play forced Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Edgar Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 58 minutes into the game, when Vicente Leme put in a rough tackle. In the 58th minute, one of Barrenta SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Barrenta SC. Barrenta SC:s Edgar Trigo showed great skill when he stopped Thiago de Mendonça:s penalty. In the 60th minute, Thiago de Mendonça ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Trigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 73 minutes Barrenta SC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thiago de Mendonça who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Thiago de Mendonça almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barrenta SC's Edgar Trigo did a great save. 82 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Fellipe Lago came free, but Luís Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Barrenta SC booed when Flying Dutch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Tróia didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nariman Mansourian in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Romero saved Flying Dutch from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fellipe Lago got free with Luís Paulo Romero in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nariman Mansourian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Barrenta SC were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Flying Dutch's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Agustín Tastzian took the corner. Agustín Tastzian made a great header on Barrenta SC's corner, it was just that Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero managed to reach the ball for a save. Many of Barrenta SC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Barrenta SC may have spent more time on the ball, but Flying Dutch were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.