Friendly League

Zeus Everest Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cyryl Bojanowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Predators's Cyryl Bojanowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vítor Damas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cristiano Cigaran did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Uchenna Panter 8 minutes into the match. After 14 played minutes Esquadrão Lusitano got a freekick which was hit by Walter Texier. After a rather tough play, Esquadrão Lusitano's Cristiano Cigaran got a free kick in the 19th minute. Tạ Bom hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakır Baycan in the 28th minute of play forced Esquadrão Lusitano's goalkeeper Vítor Damas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Damas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çakır Baycan in the 30th minute of play. Marcel Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Vítor Damas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakır Baycan in the 35th minute of play forced Esquadrão Lusitano's goalkeeper Vítor Damas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Esquadrão Lusitano's goal looked a bit too open when Cyryl Bojanowski came free, but Vítor Damas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Cigaran in the 37th minute of play forced Predators's goalkeeper Uchenna Panter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute, Palmiro Cordeiro 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. Esquadrão Lusitano's Vítor Damas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Esquadrão Lusitano from getting a goal against them. Palmiro Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Uchenna Panter. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Palmiro Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Esquadrão Lusitano's Vítor Damas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çakır Baycan in the 60th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Çakır Baycan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vítor Damas was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 62nd minute of the match Predators got a corner. Esquadrão Lusitano's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cyryl Bojanowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Predators's Cyryl Bojanowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vítor Damas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cristiano Cigaran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uchenna Panter having to interfere. Cristiano Cigaran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Esquadrão Lusitano's Walter Texier got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Esquadrão Lusitano's Palmiro Cordeiro got a free kick in the 71st minute. Uchenna Panter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Palmiro Cordeiro in the 77th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Sidónio Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esquadrão Lusitano made a substitution. 狄夕远 replaced Cristiano Cigaran. Sidónio Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Predators's Hamit Babürşah seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hamit Babürşah the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Predators protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hamit Babürşah had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 88th minute there was a penalty for Esquadrão Lusitano. 狄夕远 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Uchenna Panter. 3-1. 狄夕远 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uchenna Panter having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Esquadrão Lusitano's Vasco Cavaco got a free kick in the 95th minute. Esquadrão Lusitano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Predators for a fine match.