Friendly League

Arena Joinville
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Frits van Gaal in the 6th minute of play forced Joinville City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Haji Sarap to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haji Sarap showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frits van Gaal in the 13th minute of the match. Haji Sarap didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Ştefan Magheran got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Frits van Gaal came free, but Haji Sarap reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th match minute, S.E. Pindorama Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klas Billström to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the game, Geovanildo Luis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Vassilis Nentakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 38 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Mafra threw the ball into play from the sideline. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Drew Zaelani quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Geovanildo Luis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Lionel-Andrés Messi came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the S.E. Pindorama Eagles 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 Lionel-Andrés Messi couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute, Tomás Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geovanildo Luis to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Messi got free with Haji Sarap in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haji Sarap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haji Sarap made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Ştefan Magheran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joinville City - FSCMZ made a substitution. George Pogba replaced Bernardino Llorenc. S.E. Pindorama Eagles made a substitution. Inácio Ponta replaced Juvenal Antunes. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Marcus Allbäck was substituted for Geovanildo Luis. Ştefan Magheran kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Allbäck in the 66th minute of play forced S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Vassilis Nentakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vassilis Nentakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Allbäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haji Sarap stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ştefan Magheran's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Haji Sarap played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ştefan Magheran in the 75th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Haji Sarap had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ştefan Magheran. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Joinville City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Haji Sarap, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.