Friendly League

Arena da Lagoa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Geraldo de Godoi made the kick off and thus started the match. When Valencia CF Mindszent's Gábor Joó, in the 3rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Valencia CF Mindszent. In the 7thth minute of the game Gábor Joó who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 9thth minute of the game Gábor Joó who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Taquaral Campineiro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christos Xenidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Valencia CF Mindszent's players had a chance to rest. Christos Xenidis made a great header on Valencia CF Mindszent's corner, it was just that Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Valencia CF Mindszent booed when Taquaral Campineiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gábor Joó, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Armando Donatello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taquaral Campineiro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 18 minutes into the game, Walmir Bezerra threw the ball into play from the sideline. Valencia CF Mindszent's Maurício Monsanto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 19 minutes into the match, Gábor Joó had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Blair McCormick. Taquaral Campineiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gábor Joó was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Valencia CF Mindszent from getting a goal against them. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Taquaral Campineiro booed when Valencia CF Mindszent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gábor Joó didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Valencia CF Mindszent's Gábor Joó nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blair McCormick made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After 30th play minutes Armando Donatello shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Rene Higuita and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Gábor Joó's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Blair McCormick was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Blair McCormick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gábor Joó in the 39th minute of play. After 40 minutes, Gábor Joó made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gábor Joó stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gábor Joó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Blair McCormick read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Gábor Joó might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Blair McCormick. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gábor Joó ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gábor Joó got free with Blair McCormick in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gábor Joó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Blair McCormick read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo de Godoi in the 61st minute of play forced Valencia CF Mindszent's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elek Bognár sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Walmir Bezerra's late challenge caught a Valencia CF Mindszent's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walmir Bezerra helped the player get up and apologised. Valencia CF Mindszent's Konstantin Fitos was substituted for Gábor Joó. Blair McCormick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Fitos in the 68th minute of the match. Konstantin Fitos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blair McCormick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Fitos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantin Fitos in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blair McCormick saved Taquaral Campineiro from getting behind. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Fitos, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. If Konstantin Fitos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Fitos in the 74th minute of play. Geraldo de Godoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Fitos in the 79th minute of play. Thiago Silvan kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Konstantin Fitos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Fitos, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Armando Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo de Godoi in the 94th minute of play. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Fitos, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Valencia CF Mindszent eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.