Friendly League

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Giotis Diamantopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Charilaos Iakovatos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ravi Ninho in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, André Meirelles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xiboquinha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Charilaos Iakovatos made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Franklin Mendes sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Charilaos Iakovatos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Meirelles. Sakis Kritikos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Charilaos Iakovatos made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Meirelles in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Norberto Tasso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xiboquinha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Tasso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Charilaos Iakovatos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ravi Ninho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 51stth minute of the game Franklin Mendes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seahawks V55's Charilaos Iakovatos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goal looked a bit too open when André Meirelles came free, but Charilaos Iakovatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Norberto Tasso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ravi Ninho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charilaos Iakovatos having to interfere. Charilaos Iakovatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Meirelles in the 62nd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Franklin Mendes notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Seahawks V55's Charilaos Iakovatos. Charilaos Iakovatos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnaldo Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charilaos Iakovatos having to interfere. If Ravi Ninho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ravi Ninho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orestis Anastasakos kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 89th match minute, Seahawks V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demis Zigos to maneuver through the defense. André Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charilaos Iakovatos having to interfere. There was no doubt that Xiboquinha FC were the better team. Xiboquinha FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.