Friendly League

Cambridge
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Duncan Farrell started the match with the kick off. Carl Dodgson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Vinícius Schmidt made a huge save. After a rather tough play, corre ou morrer's Lúcio Donatello got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 18 played minutes Troyes FC got a freekick which was hit by Cliff Whittington. Carl Dodgson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Vinícius Schmidt made a huge save. After having played for 24 minutes, Jean Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. corre ou morrer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jean Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jean Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Troyes FC's Lewis Inman got a free kick in the 27th minute. Kristian Sykes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafim do Valle in the 27th minute of play. Carl Dodgson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vinícius Schmidt having to interfere. If Duncan Farrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Duncan Farrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute Serafim do Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Sykes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafim do Valle to strike the kick off in the second half. Vinícius Schmidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duncan Farrell in the 54th minute of play. Kristian Sykes made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Jean Saldanha sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Troyes FC's Lance Cambridge got a free kick in the 58th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Serafim do Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot. corre ou morrer's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafim do Valle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristian Sykes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carl Dodgson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Vinícius Schmidt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duncan Farrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vinícius Schmidt having to interfere. When Troyes FC's Carl Dodgson in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye corre ou morrer's goalie prevented a goal. Kristian Sykes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Duncan Farrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the game, Alessandro de Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. corre ou morrer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Troyes FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Troyes FC's Cliff Whittington got a free kick in the 87th minute. Duncan Farrell's late challenge caught a corre ou morrer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Duncan Farrell helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, Troyes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duncan Farrell to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafim do Valle during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Serafim do Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Carl Dodgson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Troyes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carl Dodgson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vinícius Schmidt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 92 minutes, Marcelinho Moura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the corre ou morrer and the Troyes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to corre ou morrer getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Marcelinho Moura hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in corre ou morrer's zone, Duncan Farrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vinícius Schmidt came out of the goal and Duncan Farrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Troyes FC fully deserved thier win.