Friendly League

Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Berkan Temel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hildeberto Ramalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkan Temel, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Piers Amos was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Berkan Temel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hildeberto Ramalho having to make a save. Hildeberto Ramalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkan Temel, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Berkan Temel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Basarab Panduru managed to get in a good position for a shot. New York Red Bulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Basarab Panduru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hildeberto Ramalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of New York Red Bulls booed when AM United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Berkan Temel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hildeberto Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Berkan Temel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AM United's Hildeberto Ramalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Yuri Palhares threw the ball into play from the sideline. New York Red Bulls's Doru Coman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Berkan Temel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hildeberto Ramalho was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Berkan Temel might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hildeberto Ramalho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Berkan Temel ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, New York Red Bulls's Berkan Temel got a free kick in the 46th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hermano Gaspar got free with Eduardo Pereyra in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damião Quintanilha to strike the kick off in the second half. AM United's Hildeberto Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkan Temel in the 51st minute of play. Eduardo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damião Quintanilha in the 71st minute of play. Jerónimo Leme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in AM United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! Hildeberto Ramalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berkan Temel in the 78th minute of the match. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermano Gaspar in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Berkan Temel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hildeberto Ramalho was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 83 minutes, Berkan Temel made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. AM United's Hildeberto Ramalho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hildeberto Ramalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkan Temel, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 91 minutes in the game, Berkan Temel fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Hildeberto Ramalho having to interfere.