Friendly League

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jürgen Behnke got free with Qiu Chuan Ran in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 4th minute Andarilhos were awarded a corner. Adriano Ramires went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Andarilhos's corner Adriano Ramires 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fu Han Qiang in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Chuan Ran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trifon Katsoulis in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute Trifon Katsoulis 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. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Fu Han Qiang tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Lixandro to maneuver through the defense. Andarilhos's Adriano Ramires shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Qiu Chuan Ran but with some difficulty. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Claudemiro Madureira hit a great ball. Qiu Chuan Ran came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Andarilhos's Trifon Katsoulis. But to his dismay, Trifon Katsoulis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Trifon Katsoulis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Andarilhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trifon Katsoulis to maneuver through the defense. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Trifon Katsoulis 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. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 35th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trifon Katsoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 39 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. Adriano Ramires was slow to take the kick. During this time Andarilhos's players had a chance to rest. Adriano Ramires made a great header on Andarilhos's corner, it was just that Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran managed to reach the ball for a save. Qiu Chuan Ran made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Fu Han Qiang sent off a good shot on target. Trifon Katsoulis struck a weak shot in the 46th 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 Andarilhos. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raimundo Ventura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54thth minute of the game Trifon Katsoulis 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. In the 59th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Macena to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Chuan Ran came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Andarilhos's Jürgen Behnke. But to his dismay, Jürgen Behnke quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Andarilhos from getting a goal against them. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trifon Katsoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trifon Katsoulis'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 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute Trifon Katsoulis 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. Jon Oblak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 72nd minute. Andarilhos's Andrzej Zawaski was substituted for Trifon Katsoulis. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Andarilhos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Menelaos Damianos took the corner. The corner led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Rodolfo Faria getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Menelaos Damianos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Fu Han Qiang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Andarilhos's supporters rose to their feet, but Fu Han Qiang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qiu Chuan Ran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 Fu Han Qiang in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Andarilhos.