Friendly League

Estádio da Maresia
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pál Polyák made the kick off which started today's match. Cristiano Lage stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horaţiu Bacalbașa's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pál Polyák in the 5th minute of play forced Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, SITIO CITY's Artur Brudzisz threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pál Polyák, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, SITIO CITY's Rubim Jordão got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubim Jordão in the 10th minute of play forced Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Artur Brudzisz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 16 minutes of play, Bacardi Black Bats's Horaţiu Bacalbașa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Lage was left in no man's land by his defense there! 20 minutes into the game, SITIO CITY's Rubim Jordão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Brudzisz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Artur Brudzisz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pál Polyák's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Pál Polyák could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Artur Brudzisz however easily saved by the left post. Pál Polyák could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Artur Brudzisz made a huge save. Horaţiu Bacalbașa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Cristiano Lage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Horaţiu Bacalbașa notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of SITIO CITY's Cristiano Lage. Cristiano Lage was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Pál Polyák put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Artur Brudzisz. The crowd rose to their feet as Pál Polyák kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Artur Brudzisz. That made the score 3-2 in the 42 minute of play. After 48 minutes SITIO CITY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hermenegildo Rebelo who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Marcelito Silva heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Cristiano Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Grunwalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Rubim Jordão hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 56 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Bacalbașa came free, but Cristiano Lage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubim Jordão in the 64th minute of play. Artur Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pál Polyák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Bacalbașa, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubim Jordão in the 70th minute of play forced Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes Bacardi Black Bats got a freekick which was hit by Abílio Severiano. Bacardi Black Bats's Alexandre Mafra was substituted for Quentin Platt. In the 72nd minute, Abílio Severiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artur Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pál Polyák in the 73rd minute of play. SITIO CITY's Jens-Erik Bryngelsson was substituted for Carlos Campelo. Bacardi Black Bats's Alexandre Mourinho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kajetan Paulista, made in the 77th minute of the game. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Garcia in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of SITIO CITY booed when Bacardi Black Bats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Calçada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michal Parzysz made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Leandro Calçada. After some careless play in the Bacardi Black Bats defense, Jens-Erik Bryngelsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Brudzisz. The Bacardi Black Bats fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Brudzisz should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in SITIO CITY's zone, Horaţiu Bacalbașa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Lage came out of the goal and Horaţiu Bacalbașa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bacardi Black Bats players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SITIO CITY.