Friendly League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edgar Baiano started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Pascal Nouma made a precise shot to the right of Ernesto Varela. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afonso Maciel in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Balaban Orcaner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Estevez Palmeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Balaban Orcaner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Sebastião Diniz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ITAFUT 4EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Cloud FC the free kick. Pascal Nouma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernesto Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascal Nouma, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, Edgar Baiano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Balaban Orcaner. The goal made the score 1-1. Léo Velasco charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Léo Velasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 20 minutes into the match, Black Cloud FC's Necdet Bala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Varela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aşkın Nasih in the 21st minute of play. Balaban Orcaner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rômulo Neves in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Estevez Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balaban Orcaner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernesto Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aşkın Nasih in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aşkın Nasih's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernesto Varela was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afonso Maciel during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Ronaldinho Costa replaced Pedro Paulo Munhoz. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aşkın Nasih was the one to do the kick off. Wiliam Cardozo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aşkın Nasih's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aşkın Nasih helped the player get up and apologised. Black Cloud FC made a substitution. Halil İbrahim Nevsal replaced Mahsun Birtan. After 64 played minutes Black Cloud FC got a freekick which was hit by Aşkın Nasih. Pascal Nouma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wiliam Cardozo kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Koča Yarangga scored to the left of an out of position Ernesto Varela, making the score, 1-2. Ernesto Varela was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Koča Yarangga capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Koča Yarangga really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 88th minute Afonso Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balaban Orcaner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute Afonso Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balaban Orcaner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Black Cloud FC's goal looked a bit too open when Estevez Palmeira came free, but Balaban Orcaner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes Koča Yarangga rounded ITAFUT 4EVER's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Black Cloud FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.