Friendly League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Meng Di Jun took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s zone, Juan Alberdi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qiu Chuan Ran came out of the goal and Juan Alberdi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Meng Di Jun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qiu Chuan Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Isac Bomba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Israel Carvalhal from long distance, 12 minutes into the match, got Miguel Marin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 15th minute, You hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When FC Dezassete's Meng Di Jun in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to FC Dezassete getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Isac Bomba hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the game, Witold Piszczor threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Dezassete's Isac Bomba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. You hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Meng Di Jun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qiu Chuan Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juan Alberdi was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Dezassete's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Dezassete's corner Juan Alberdi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Qiu Chuan Ran quite easily take care of the ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meng Di Jun in the 30th minute of play. Miguel Marin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudemiro Madureira in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute, Gonzalo Lixandro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The throw-in from Witold Piszczor in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Dezassete's Isac Bomba. Gonzalo Lixandro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Miguel Marin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raimundo Ventura was the one to do the kick off. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meng Di Jun, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meng Di Jun in the 57th minute of play. Miguel Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's Meng Di Jun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiu Chuan Ran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Klement Kaczor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Dezassete's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. the free kick. FC Dezassete's Quintino Prates was substituted for You. FC Dezassete made a substitution. Branco Tinto replaced Meng Di Jun. FC Dezassete's Pang Kun Xi was substituted for Emanuel Millano. Quintino Prates fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qiu Chuan Ran having to interfere. Pang Kun Xi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Qiu Chuan Ran made a huge save.