Friendly League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zigmantas Gimbutas made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Laçın Cumayev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Braga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 23rd minute Rodolfo Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match SC Braga got a corner. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjamin de Lara ran over to the corner to take the kick. SC Braga's Benjamin de Lara was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 29th 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. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laçın Cumayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 38th minute of the match. Laçın Cumayev 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 39th minute. Zigmantas Gimbutas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qiu Chuan Ran having to make a save. In the 47th minute, SC Braga's Pipis Dilberis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pipis Dilberis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SC Braga protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pipis Dilberis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Israel Carvalhal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laçın Cumayev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raimundo Ventura to strike the kick off in the second half. Laçın Cumayev made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Raimundo Ventura sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Ventura to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Laçın Cumayev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 67th 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. SC Braga's Antonio Cieri was substituted for Benjamin de Lara. The corner led SC Braga's Jon-Egil Sætre to fire away a dangerous shot which Qiu Chuan Ran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 72nd minute Stig-Åke Mattsson 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. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charl De Metser in the 74th minute of play. SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Stig-Åke Mattsson made a precise shot to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Laçın Cumayev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 91st minute. In the 97th minute of the match Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. got a corner. SC Braga's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Menelaos Damianos ran over to the corner to take the kick.