Friendly League

Maracanã
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Toa Toa 4EVER's Róbson Simões started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Xu Jing hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Simões in the 5th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cido de Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Túlio Silva made a huge save. In the 8th minute, Daniel Bittencourt made a precise shot to the right of Luís Paulo Romero. Flying Dutch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Toa Toa 4EVER getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fan Chong Lei hit a great ball. A collision led to Flying Dutch getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jardel Pinheiro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Simões in the 28th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demetrio Ubriaco in the 30th minute of the match. Luís Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Ubriaco, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Róbson Simões in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd minute, Niceto Xacintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Toa Toa 4EVER's Thomas Bartlett got a free kick in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Niceto Xacintu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Ivașcu in the 52nd minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Túlio Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Yahya Burçak might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Paulo Romero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Yahya Burçak ran back to his position shaking his head. After 61 played minutes Toa Toa 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Fan Chong Lei. Thiago de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Túlio Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flying Dutch. After 69 played minutes Toa Toa 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Pogba. Túlio Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido de Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Ubriaco, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Demetrio Ubriaco in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 79th minute Róbson Simões 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. Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Simões in the 90th minute of play. The supporters of Flying Dutch booed when Toa Toa 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hortêncio Fantini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Yahya Burçak in the 95th minute of play. The Flying Dutch supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Toa Toa 4EVER's performance. The match ended with a win for Toa Toa 4EVER.