Friendly League

iL Grosso Stadio
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim de Barros took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arcadio Buendia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Caeiro in the 11th minute of play. Brandon Bayart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Armindo Salgado made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonín Orlík got free with Armindo Salgado in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grosso United's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Gervásio Severiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arcadio Buendia was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Xacintu in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Gartzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes of play, Grosso United's Ulises Gartzen made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, VB-Team's Armindo Salgado got control of the ball when Brandon Bayart tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th minute Grosso United were awarded a corner. Fikri Bera went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Grosso United's Fikri Bera to fire away a dangerous shot which Armindo Salgado despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayetano Xacintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonín Orlík in the 40th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antonín Orlík stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonín Orlík in the 51st minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Ulises Gartzen made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Sixto Gumaro hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Caeiro in the 59th minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arcadio Buendia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Caeiro in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Shao Kun Yuan 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. In the 65thth minute of the game Antonín Orlík who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sandro Leitão charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandro Leitão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. VB-Team's Yu Ke Hong was substituted for Sandro Leitão. Grosso United made a substitution. Reynaldo Pietro replaced Ulises Gartzen. In the 67th match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Leitão to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Pietro came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Antonín Orlík came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Grosso United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antonín Orlík couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Traian Hăvârneanu in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arcadio Buendia saved Grosso United from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Anastasio Caton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, Cayetano Xacintu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Armindo Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia got control of the ball when Traian Hăvârneanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Grosso United's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.