Friendly League

Imperial
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alfredo Martins started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the last second Dida Taffarel throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ricardinho Dantas in the 5thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Colombo A.C. were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Marquês de Herval's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lauro Neiva took the corner. After taking down the ball on Colombo A.C.'s corner Alfredo Meireles fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dida Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner. Moussa Kabre went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Toby Major managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Ricardinho Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Dorian Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Cano's late challenge caught a Colombo A.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. German Cano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dorian Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Marquês de Herval fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dorian Moraes couldn't finish the play. A throw-in in the 38th minute of the game was made by Jon Grøneng with German Cano as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 42nd minute. Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardinho Dantas to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Ricardinho Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Grøneng kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Ricardinho Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombo A.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ali Nejat Özertem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 68th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem got control of the ball when Dorian Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Grøneng to maneuver through the defense. Colombo A.C.'s Aitor Cintron was substituted for Lauro Neiva. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aitor Cintron in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute, German Cano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Cano in the 89th minute of play forced Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombo A.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.