Friendly League

Merengue Laranjeiras
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Luis Alberto Moura made the kick off and thus started the match. Grzegorz Roman charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grzegorz Roman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when Laus Deo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Roman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenio Manni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Arendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cacá Diniz got free with Meng Yan Jing in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jiang Sang Qing to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jiang Sang Qing to maneuver through the defense. Abandon All Hope's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Cacá Diniz scored to the left of an out of position Meng Yan Jing, making the score, 1-0. In the 27th minute, Robinho Recife got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A hard shot 36 in the game by Cacá Diniz from a close distance when the talented Meng Yan Jing managed to make a qualified save. Abandon All Hope's players were relieved. Timur Belyaninov kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Laus Deo's goalkeeper Arsenio Manni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Abandon All Hope fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 46th match minute, Laus Deo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Gora to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michal Arendarski made a kick off. Evaristo Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Laus Deo got a freekick which was hit by Robinho Recife. 59 minutes into the match, Laus Deo's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Arendarski came free, but Arsenio Manni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michal Arendarskis short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Arsenio Manni to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arsenio Manni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Arendarski in the 62nd minute of the match. Arsenio Manni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ye Hong in the 68th minute. Luis Alberto Moura recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michal Arendarski got free with Arsenio Manni in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arsenio Manni was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Alberto Moura in the 76th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Laus Deo booed when Abandon All Hope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Borczak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Laus Deo's Timur Belyaninov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meng Yan Jing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 82nd minute of the match Laus Deo got a corner. Abandon All Hope's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Timur Belyaninov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Timur Belyaninov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing did a great save. In the 83rd minute, Grzegorz Roman had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Dedê de Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dedê de Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dedê de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Laus Deo booed when Abandon All Hope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Schiavi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Alberto Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Laus Deo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Abandon All Hope's performance. The match ended with a win for Abandon All Hope.