Friendly League

Estádio Jenipapão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timmy Siggman started the match with the kick off. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Siggman in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Timmy Siggman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Siggman in the 22nd minute of play. Joonatan Schols stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vinicio Junior's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Internacional Pechofrío's goalkeeper Joonatan Schols had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raphael Cunha. Timmy Siggman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timmy Siggman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 43 minutes into the match, Jenipapo SC's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Siggman came free, but David Seaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aníbal Alagoano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Timmy Siggman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Internacional Pechofrío's attentive Enzo Portochao managed to snatch the ball when Zé Carlos Monteiro made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Vinicio Junior's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joonatan Schols was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Vinicio Junior put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Joonatan Schols. Internacional Pechofrío's Su Qian Cheng was substituted for Timmy Siggman. Arcan Siralp hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When Internacional Pechofrío's Su Qian Cheng, in the 74th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Internacional Pechofrío. Internacional Pechofrío's Enzo Portochao quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Arcan Siralp, made in the 77th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Su Qian Cheng in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Seaman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Su Qian Cheng's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Seaman firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jenipapo SC's Raphael Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Su Qian Cheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but David Seaman made a huge save. Aníbal Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Su Qian Cheng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Internacional Pechofrío fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The Internacional Pechofrío players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Jenipapo SC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.