Friendly League

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Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raimundo Ventura took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when You got free with Qiu Chuan Ran in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miguel Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Zanette kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Israel Carvalhal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Israel Carvalhal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Marin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Meng Di Jun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 21st minute, Claudemiro Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute of the match, Meng Di Jun tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. FC Dezassete were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hamlet Häfliger took the corner. Hamlet Häfliger made a great header on FC Dezassete's corner, it was just that Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 27th 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: 0-1. 29 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s corner Israel Carvalhal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Miguel Marin quite easily take care of the ball. Miguel Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Gonzalo Lixandro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. FC Dezassete's Meng Di Jun got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Witold Piszczor made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Dezassete's You. In the 52nd match minute, FC Dezassete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by You to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meng Di Jun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 64th minute of the match. Raimundo Ventura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Miguel Marin made a huge save. After 71 played minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. got a freekick which was hit by Menelaos Damianos. FC Dezassete made a substitution. Pang Kun Xi replaced Kevin Bellet. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Modesto Bras replaced Israel Carvalhal. FC Dezassete's Quintino Prates was substituted for You. FC Dezassete's Branco Tinto was substituted for Meng Di Jun. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Menelaos Damianos got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Dezassete's Quintino Graça got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 92 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 97 minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hamlet Häfliger who took care of the corner kick. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. played a much better game than FC Dezassete and deserved their victory. The FC Dezassete players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.