Prized/Friendly Cup

Paulo I. Heineck
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Marco Ruben started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Afonso Cardozo hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The supporters of MONTANHA booed when ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Ruben didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Marco Ruben left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ederono Vilardell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wei Guang Xing in the 17th minute. Marco Ruben's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andres van der Sar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Marco Ruben cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Andres van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Cardozo got free with Ederono Vilardell in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 31 minutes of play, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Marco Ruben made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andres van der Sar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afonso Cardozo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Ederono Vilardell made a huge save. Afonso Cardozo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ederono Vilardell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Andres van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Ruben in the 46th minute of the match. The MONTANHA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wei Guang Xing made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Cardozo came free, but Ederono Vilardell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Ederono Vilardell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Cardozo in the 57th minute of play. After 58 played minutes MONTANHA got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Walec. In the 62nd minute of the match ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a corner. MONTANHA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vitinho Madureira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Akis Lazariadis to fire away a dangerous shot which Andres van der Sar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Marco Ruben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Marco Ruben managed to get in a good position for a shot. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Ruben 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. Ederono Vilardell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Walec, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Nilton Montenegro made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Baltazar Weidt. Rosendo Danel kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Walec in the 80th minute of play forced ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalkeeper Ederono Vilardell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ederono Vilardell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlando Quadros hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Although MONTANHA had been in control for most of the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ still came away with the win.