Friendly League

Estadio Botulho
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tiberiu Iordan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thiago Paraense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiberiu Iordan in the 3rd minute. MC ESPANHOL were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Sandecja's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aldo Giovannelli took the corner. Teófilo Belém made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Cucao in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of MC ESPANHOL booed when Sandecja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelino Cucao didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thiago Paraense made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Severino Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute Angelino Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teófilo Belém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MC ESPANHOL's Teófilo Belém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelino Cucao in the 27th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Kostas Sourpis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Paraense. Sandecja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kostas Sourpis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Serpa in the 34th minute of play forced Sandecja's goalkeeper Thiago Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandecja's Thiago Paraense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiberiu Iordan in the 35th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Severino Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MC ESPANHOL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

MC ESPANHOL's Cosimo Vettori suffered a sore thigh after 54 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Cyryl Cichocki fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandecja's protests and gave Cyryl Cichocki a yellow card for diving instead. MC ESPANHOL made a substitution. Frits Evenhuis replaced Cosimo Vettori. After 56 played minutes Sandecja got a freekick which was hit by Cyryl Cichocki. Thiago Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgílio Serpa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Paraense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Sourpis in the 58th minute of the match. Sandecja's Thiago Paraense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgílio Serpa in the 60th minute of play. MC ESPANHOL's Tiberiu Iordan got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Virgílio Serpa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MC ESPANHOL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 75th play minutes Tiberiu Iordan shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Thiago Paraense and just under the crossbar into goal. The MC ESPANHOL fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when MC ESPANHOL's Kostas Sourpis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiberiu Iordan in the 83rd minute of play forced Sandecja's goalkeeper Thiago Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Iordan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelino Cucao during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thiago Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Iordan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kostas Sourpis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Paraense having to interfere. Teófilo Belém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Oliszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that MC ESPANHOL were the better team. MC ESPANHOL's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.