Friendly League

Stadio Arnaccio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mauro Bezerra made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Marcelino Raposo got a free kick in the 4th minute. Schuster's Donato Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Oxarra in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute RIVER were awarded a corner. Wu Li Zhi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led RIVER's Wu Li Zhi to fire away a dangerous shot which Donato Ali despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Eric Târban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Ali was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauro Bezerra got free with Marcial Lordi in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Musko Cuevas in the 21st minute of play. Marcial Lordi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Schuster's Flavio Miconi got a free kick in the 26th minute. With a little luck, RIVER's Marcial Lordi got control of the ball when Mauro Bezerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiberto Paternina in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Giovanni Lenhardt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Giovanni Lenhardt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauro Bezerra got free with Marcial Lordi in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bezerra in the 44th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th match minute, Schuster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Miconi to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute of the match Domingo Remigio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Donato Ali skillfully saved the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niki Lauda to make the kick off. Marcial Lordi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Musko Cuevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Marcelino Raposo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bezerra in the 56th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Mauro Bezerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcial Lordi. RIVER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Bezerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. RIVER made a substitution. Pipo Benedetto replaced Wu Li Zhi. Mauro Bezerra scored 2-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcial Lordi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Niki Lauda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Donato Ali made a huge save. In the 66th minute, Mauro Bezerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Schuster fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. RIVER's Tobias Belmiro was substituted for Rosendo Osorio. Schuster's Enrico Pagliarini was substituted for Valer Stroici. Richy Hensmans succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Marcial Lordi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Morientes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pipo Benedetto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Donato Ali made a huge save. RIVER's Marcial Lordi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Morientes in the 81st minute of play. In the 90thth minute of the game Flavio Miconi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RIVER's Marcial Lordi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 91st minute Niki Lauda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Morientes in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Richy Hensmans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Marcial Lordi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Schuster were the better team. Schuster's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.