Friendly League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Raimundo Ventura started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. SITIO CITY's attentive Fabio Onbera managed to snatch the ball when Witold Piszczor made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. Raimundo Ventura came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zé Gato could save by the left post. SITIO CITY's Zé Gato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Claudemiro Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Gato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Carlos Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Garcia in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiu Chuan Ran saved Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting behind. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Zé Gato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute Rodolfo Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Gato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Zé Gato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Garcia in the 30th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Garcia struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SITIO CITY. In the 42nd minute Carlos Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Carlos Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the SITIO CITY fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Garcia couldn't finish the play. After 47 played minutes SITIO CITY got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Valente.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Garcia to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Carlos Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SITIO CITY's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabio Onbera in the 55th minute. Fabio Onbera made a great header on SITIO CITY's corner, it was just that Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran managed to reach the ball for a save. 57 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Ventura came free, but Zé Gato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Carlos Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modesto Bras to maneuver through the defense. Zé Gato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Carlos Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Garcia struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SITIO CITY. SITIO CITY made a substitution. Pierre-Paul Swin replaced Chiquinho Pereira. 75 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Carvalho. The SITIO CITY fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when SITIO CITY's Luís Carvalho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Zé Gato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Zé Gato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 85th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Zé Gato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Carvalho in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Carvalho got free with Qiu Chuan Ran in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.