Friendly League

Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dito Ramos started the match with the kick off. In the 10th minute MasterBets were awarded a corner. Gong Zhi Peng went to the cornerflag to take it. Durval Guerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Röd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Durval Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhi Peng in the 20th minute of play. MasterBets made a substitution. Horaţiu Ţurlău replaced George Paulică. Cipriano Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper Durval Guerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Gong Zhi Peng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Durval Guerra. Icoara Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gong Zhi Peng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The MasterBets fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when MasterBets's Ramiro Marin 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Durval Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhi Peng in the 34th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gong Zhi Peng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Guerra was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper Durval Guerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Francis Coppola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Gong Zhi Peng notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Icoara Football Club's Durval Guerra. Durval Guerra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gong Zhi Peng scored 0-4 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Durval Guerra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francis Coppola kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When MasterBets's Gong Zhi Peng in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Icoara Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. When MasterBets's Gong Zhi Peng in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Icoara Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 56thth minute of the game Gong Zhi Peng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Icoara Football Club's Durval Guerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Icoara Football Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gong Zhi Peng was slow to take the kick. During this time MasterBets's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on MasterBets's corner Gong Zhi Peng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Durval Guerra quite easily take care of the ball. 59 minutes into the game, MasterBets's Gong Zhi Peng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Durval Guerra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper Durval Guerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute of the match MasterBets got a corner. Icoara Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gong Zhi Peng ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tony Röd got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Durval Guerra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 66th minute MasterBets were awarded a corner. Gong Zhi Peng went to the cornerflag to take it. 69 minutes into the game, Gong Zhi Peng recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Durval Guerra. Gong Zhi Peng showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Santana in the 72nd minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, MasterBets's Gong Zhi Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Durval Guerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. MasterBets made a substitution. Jacinto Oso replaced Constantin Costăchescu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gong Zhi Peng in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Durval Guerra saved Icoara Football Club from getting behind. Gong Zhi Peng scored 0-7 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Durval Guerra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute, Gong Zhi Peng reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Durval Guerra. The goal made the score 0-8. After 95 played minutes MasterBets got a freekick which was hit by Francis Coppola. The MasterBets players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.