Friendly League

Paulo I. Heineck
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chiquito Benítez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Jonas Andrae was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Mandiyu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MONTANHA the free kick. Jonas Andrae kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Diogo Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Bastian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonso Cardozo kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Eulalio Bastian made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Afonso Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. Andres van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiquito Benítez, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Andres van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres van der Sar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chiquito Benítez went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Andres van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chiquito Benítez's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 23rdth minute of the game Chiquito Benítez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MONTANHA's Andres van der Sar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind MONTANHA's goalkeeper Andres van der Sar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eulalio Bastian was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Diogo Machado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 30 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in MONTANHA's zone, Leonides Remir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres van der Sar came out of the goal and Leonides Remir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eulalio Bastian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leopoldo Moreno in the 39th minute. After a defensive mix-up in MONTANHA's zone, Chiquito Benítez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres van der Sar came out of the goal and Chiquito Benítez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Jonas Andrae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to MONTANHA getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Teodoro Peres hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Chiquito Benítez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Mandiyu's supporters rose to their feet, but Chiquito Benítez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andres van der Sar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diogo Machado to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, MONTANHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murillo Martins to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Chiquito Benítez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Mandiyu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Leonides Remir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Andres van der Sar made a huge save. If Chiquito Benítez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Chiquito Benítez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Andres van der Sar made a huge save. MONTANHA's Andres van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquito Benítez in the 79th minute of play. Eulalio Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eulalio Bastian was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Leopoldo Moreno sped through Deportivo Mandiyu's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eulalio Bastian. In the 90th minute, Diogo Machado made a precise shot to the right of Eulalio Bastian. Deportivo Mandiyu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After having played for 93 minutes, Benigno Larpe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Mandiyu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benigno Larpe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arne Bronco in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andres van der Sar saved MONTANHA from getting behind. MONTANHA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.