Friendly League

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Saiko FC's 姚旭杰 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Giuseppe de Carvalho came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by AFC CERBEROS's Isaac Ciano. But to his dismay, Isaac Ciano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Isaac Ciano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Giuseppe de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Saiko FC's zone, Isaac Ciano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giuseppe de Carvalho came out of the goal and Isaac Ciano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mauro Joachim was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and 姚旭杰 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 姚旭杰 really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 21 minutes into the match, AFC CERBEROS's goalkeeper Mauro Joachim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeferson Dantas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wanderson Trigo got free with Mauro Joachim in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leandro Garcia hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Ciano in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute AFC CERBEROS were awarded a corner. Felix Azibar went to the cornerflag to take it. AFC CERBEROS's Felix Azibar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giuseppe de Carvalho in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Ciano in the 29th minute of play. AFC CERBEROS's Mauro Joachim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save AFC CERBEROS from getting a goal against them. After 34 minutes of play, AFC CERBEROS's Isaac Ciano made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giuseppe de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mauro Joachim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luciano Breckenfeld went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Ciano in the 41st minute of the match. Isaac Ciano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giuseppe de Carvalho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. With a little luck, AFC CERBEROS's Mauro Joachim got control of the ball when 姚旭杰 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by 姚旭杰 in the 51st minute of play forced AFC CERBEROS's goalkeeper Mauro Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姚旭杰 in the 51st minute of the match. Isaac Ciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A well-hit corner resulted in Anacleto Sanchez heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Isaac Ciano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giuseppe de Carvalho having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Alfonso Lastur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giuseppe de Carvalho. Saiko FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfonso Lastur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute, 姚旭杰 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Joachim was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. Alfonso Lastur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Garcia in the 75th minute of play forced AFC CERBEROS's goalkeeper Mauro Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AFC CERBEROS booed when Saiko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeferson Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Isaac Ciano sent off a good shot on target. 81 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goalkeeper Giuseppe de Carvalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Ciano. In the 82nd minute AFC CERBEROS were awarded a corner. Felix Azibar went to the cornerflag to take it. Isaac Ciano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Giuseppe de Carvalho came out and tried to block the shot, but Isaac Ciano slotted it home off the left post making it 4-4 in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Luciano Breckenfeld got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 91st match minute, Saiko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademar Aguiar to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, AFC CERBEROS's Felix Azibar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giuseppe de Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isaac Ciano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giuseppe de Carvalho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Saiko FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felix Azibar was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC CERBEROS's players had a chance to rest. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.