Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roy Makaay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Guilherme Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Luís Guilherme Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes BRASIL.Sp's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guo Ao who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Tang Qian Xiong managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Luís Guilherme Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Makaay in the 9th minute of play. Laerte de Lima hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Roy Makaay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Marques having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roy Makaay in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Guilherme Marques prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Roy Makaay dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luís Guilherme Marques, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roy Makaay got free with Luís Guilherme Marques in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Fagondo Vasquez came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the BRASIL.Sp 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 Fagondo Vasquez couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Marques got control of the ball when Roy Makaay tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Roy Makaay could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Luís Guilherme Marques however easily saved by the left post. In the 42nd match minute, BRASIL.Sp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laerte de Lima to maneuver through the defense.

52 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Rossi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BRASIL.Sp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villaverde Celeste Clube the free kick. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when BRASIL.Sp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BRASIL.Sp's goalie prevented a goal. 55 minutes into the game, Roy Makaay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Luís Guilherme Marques was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. BRASIL.Sp made a substitution. Robertinho Teodorowski replaced Guilherme Dantas. Nenko Reza made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Elói Amaral sent off a good shot on target. Luís Guilherme Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Makaay in the 62nd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robertinho Teodorowski. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Dino Manfredi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eriberto Arruda in the 71 minute of the game. In the 72nd minute, Kıraç Uskan made a precise shot to the right of Luís Guilherme Marques. BRASIL.Sp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Eriberto Arruda made in the 79th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Almir Matos. Nenko Reza made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Almir Matos sent off a good shot on target. Elói Amaral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Nenko Reza made a huge save. Luís Guilherme Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kıraç Uskan in the 88th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kıraç Uskan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Guilherme Marques was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Robertinho Teodorowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 played minutes Villaverde Celeste Clube got a freekick which was hit by Kıraç Uskan. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Villaverde Celeste Clube had won after a very even match.