Friendly League

Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henry Costa started the match with the kick off. Vassilis Nentakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Frits van Gaal came free, but Thomás Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomás Toscano made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Lionel-Andrés Messi sent off a good shot on target. Thomás Toscano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute Ştefan Magheran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vassilis Nentakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atalay Turkay, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Lionel-Andrés Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thomás Toscano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vassilis Nentakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi. Thomás Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Magheran in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Magheran in the 27th minute of play forced Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Frits van Gaal came free, but Thomás Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vassilis Nentakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Costa in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Henry Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Nentakis was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Hicham Al Azka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th match minute, Capibaribe Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hicham Al Azka to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lionel-Andrés Messi made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Ştefan Magheran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomás Toscano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ştefan Magheran's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute of the match S.E. Pindorama Eagles got a corner. Capibaribe Stars's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Capibaribe Stars's goalie and right to Juvenal Antunes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Capibaribe Stars's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ştefan Magheran spun around in front of the goal 57 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Capibaribe Stars's goal. Vassilis Nentakis made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Henry Costa sent off a good shot on target. Ştefan Magheran scored 2-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomás Toscano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Capibaribe Stars's Flóki Factor was substituted for Robinho Urbano. S.E. Pindorama Eagles made a substitution. Luis Vasquez replaced Ştefan Magheran. Flóki Factor struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Vassilis Nentakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Capibaribe Stars. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Vassilis Nentakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flóki Factor in the 74th minute of play. Capibaribe Stars's Lothar Matthäus managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Frits van Gaal in the 78 minute of the game. The throw-in from Lothar Matthäus in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Frits van Gaal. Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 83rd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Messi notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano. Thomás Toscano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The S.E. Pindorama Eagles fans cheered their team off the field, for while Capibaribe Stars had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.