Friendly League

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Adrian Czornomaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pégasus F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Adrian Czornomaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ni Le Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Umberto Cunha came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira. But to his dismay, Acácio Nogueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Qiao Ang Le charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qiao Ang Le the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Qiao Ang Le hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Czornomaz in the 11th minute of play. Pégasus F. C. were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after AC Batán's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xande Sharkin took the corner. The supporters of AC Batán booed when Pégasus F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Leiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Pégasus F. C.'s Lorenzo Leiva fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Ni Le Zheng was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. After some careless play in the Pégasus F. C. defense, Acácio Nogueira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto Cunha. The Pégasus F. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto Cunha should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Acácio Nogueira made a precise shot to the right of Umberto Cunha. Pégasus F. C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 23rd minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Acácio Nogueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Batán fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Umberto Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 29 minutes Pégasus F. C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Horacio Theodore who took care of the corner kick. The corner led AC Batán's Horacio Theodore to fire away a dangerous shot which Umberto Cunha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Umberto Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 31st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Acácio Nogueira sped through Pégasus F. C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Umberto Cunha. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Rein Rajur made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marian Gondela. 44 minutes into the match, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Umberto Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrian Czornomaz made a kick off. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz in the 54th minute of play. Umberto Cunha was a little too slow when Acácio Nogueira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-6. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Acácio Nogueira in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Umberto Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Pégasus F. C.'s zone, Acácio Nogueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Umberto Cunha came out of the goal and Acácio Nogueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pégasus F. C.'s Samuca Tepedino was substituted for Paulo José Barral. In the 67th minute, Chupan Mangas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Acácio Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Batán's supporters rose to their feet, but Acácio Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Umberto Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Acácio Nogueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Umberto Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Groll came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Umberto Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Czornomaz in the 81st minute of the match. Cido Cardozo scored 0-8 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Umberto Cunha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute Samuca Tepedino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Soeiro in the 89th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Rein Rajur in the 94th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC Batán's Cristo Serapio. After having played for 95 minutes, Cido Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Batán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cido Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.