Friendly League

El Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shen Sang Hao started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eric Târban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xander Goos having to interfere. In the 10th minute Shen Sang Hao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Lordi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes in the game Marcelino Raposo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fidel Gora. Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Xander Goos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Tarrasque Voador F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute, Shen Sang Hao ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcial Lordi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Lauda in the 19th minute of play forced Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s goalkeeper Xander Goos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianpaolo Lovera in the 22nd minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Lauda in the 24th minute of play forced Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s goalkeeper Xander Goos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelino Raposo made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Fidel Gora however managed to control. After 28 minutes of play, Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Shen Sang Hao made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Lordi was left in no man's land by his defense there! RIVER made a substitution. Domingo Remigio replaced Bruno Oxarra. Marcial Lordi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shen Sang Hao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shen Sang Hao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcial Lordi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shen Sang Hao in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcial Lordi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s zone, Niki Lauda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xander Goos came out of the goal and Niki Lauda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dráusio Albuquerque hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s goalkeeper Xander Goos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Niki Lauda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Shen Sang Hao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Marcial Lordi made a huge save. The corner led to Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Gianpaolo Lovera getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Shen Sang Hao's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Marcial Lordi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Shen Sang Hao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Marcial Lordi made a huge save. Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Lionel-Andrés Messi was substituted for Carlos Leão. Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Christian Motta was substituted for Dedê Paraibano. Tarrasque Voador F.C. were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after RIVER's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Léo Paz took the corner. Léo Paz made a great header on Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s corner, it was just that RIVER's Marcial Lordi managed to reach the ball for a save. When Raphael Veiga fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s protests and gave Raphael Veiga a yellow card for diving instead. Raphael Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. RIVER's Marcial Lordi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save RIVER from getting a goal against them. Shen Sang Hao's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Marcial Lordi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Shen Sang Hao in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcial Lordi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Fidel Gora kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Pipo Benedetto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 played minutes RIVER got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Lenhardt. In the 88th minute, Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Shen Sang Hao dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Lauda in the 92nd minute of play forced Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s goalkeeper Xander Goos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Tarrasque Voador F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tarrasque Voador F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.