Prized/Friendly Cup

Encanto
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabinho Pernambucano started the match with the kick off. Nico Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervásio Severiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Gervásio Severiano scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nico Tasso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Encanto's goalie prevented a goal. 8 minutes into the match, Fabinho Pernambucano notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of VB-Team's Armindo Salgado. Armindo Salgado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 12 minutes into the match, VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nico Tasso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Encanto's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Nico Tasso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute of the match, Fabinho Pernambucano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armindo Salgado saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 21st minute of play forced Encanto's goalkeeper Nico Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Fabinho Pernambucano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armindo Salgado. That made the score 2-1 in the 28 minute of play. When VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Encanto's goalie prevented a goal. Arthur Guerra made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Encanto's Erasmo Hames. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's César Sampaio got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Joaquim de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nico Tasso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 42nd minute of play forced Encanto's goalkeeper Nico Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim de Barros in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nico Tasso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47thth minute of the game Fabinho Pernambucano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim de Barros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fabinho Pernambucano took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Salgado. Armindo Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. 55 minutes into the match, Encanto's goalkeeper Nico Tasso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gervásio Severiano. After 56 minutes, Léo Travassos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Encanto and the VB-Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Encanto getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Léo Travassos hit a great ball. Joaquim de Barross short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Nico Tasso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in VB-Team's zone, Fabinho Pernambucano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Salgado came out of the goal and Fabinho Pernambucano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Joaquim de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 73rd minute, Bernardinho Paes made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. VB-Team made a substitution. Qiu Sheng Bang replaced Sandro Leitão. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Gervásio Severiano took a quick shot and it went in 4-3 without a chance for Nico Tasso to make any attempt to save it. Erasmo Hames hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Encanto's goalkeeper Nico Tasso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Traian Hăvârneanu. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. César Sampaio hit a great ball. Traian Hăvârneanu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Nico Tasso skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Traian Hăvârneanu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-4 to the left of a surprised Nico Tasso 90 minutes into the match. Traian Hăvârneanu struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Nico Tasso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VB-Team. Traian Hăvârneanu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. VB-Team's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Encanto succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though VB-Team had controlled the match.