Friendly League

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Luiz Marquez made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Luiz Marquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Cura was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Luiz Marquez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Independente FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A hard shot 11 in the game by Pedro Artigue from a close distance when the talented Nando Sena managed to make a qualified save. Independente FC's players were relieved. Independente FC's Nando Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guagua Respaldizar in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Luiz Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Cura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Artigue got free with Nando Sena in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flavio Cura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Marquez in the 18th minute of the match. Flavio Cura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raí Prestes in the 23rd minute of the match. Flavio Cura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Cura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Marquez in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guagua Respaldizar in the 29th minute of play forced Independente FC's goalkeeper Nando Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raí Prestes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Cura having to interfere. When Independente FC's Luiz Marquez in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barcelona Sporting Club's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Barcelona Sporting Club defense, Luiz Marquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Cura. The Barcelona Sporting Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Cura should have stopped the shot. Barcelona Sporting Club's Flavio Cura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Marquez in the 44th minute of play. The corner ended in Hudson Toscano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barcelona Sporting Club's Flavio Cura did a great save. After the first half Independente FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Artigue made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Independente FC's Edinho Secco seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Edinho Secco the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Independente FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Edinho Secco had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Independente FC:s Nando Sena showed great skill when he stopped Efrain Mascareñas:s penalty. Hector-Luis Laine hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Flavio Cura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Marquez in the 57th minute of the match. Nando Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Artigue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Marquez in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Cura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Hector-Luis Laine fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barcelona Sporting Club's protests and gave Hector-Luis Laine a yellow card for diving instead. 70 minutes into the match, Barcelona Sporting Club's goalkeeper Flavio Cura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Tande. Luiz Marquez did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Flavio Cura 73 minutes into the match. Luiz Marquez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Flavio Cura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Marquez's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Luiz Marquez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Flavio Cura made a huge save. After 82 minutes Barcelona Sporting Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hudson Toscano who took care of the corner kick. Adriano Tande made a great header on Independente FC's corner, it was just that Barcelona Sporting Club's Flavio Cura managed to reach the ball for a save. Nando Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guagua Respaldizar in the 85th minute of the match. When Luiz Marquez came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Independente FC 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 Luiz Marquez couldn't finish the play. Luiz Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Flavio Cura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Independente FC's goal looked a bit too open when De-la-Cruz Avecilla came free, but Nando Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hudson Toscano fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Independente FC's protests and gave Hudson Toscano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 97th match minute, Independente FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hudson Toscano to maneuver through the defense. Nando Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Artigue, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Independente FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.