Friendly League

Burundi Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Felice Del Greco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porfírio Sardinha in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, SUPER DRAGÕES FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Bergamini came free, but Hildeberto Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Amerigo Del Grosso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hildeberto Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The audience was convinced that Porfírio Sardinha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felice Del Greco was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When Vivaldo Pereira fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SUPER DRAGÕES FC's protests and gave Vivaldo Pereira a yellow card for diving instead. A hard shot by Fulvio Burgnich from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Hildeberto Neves's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Hildeberto Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Bergamini, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Hildeberto Neves came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Burundi's Arturo Trentini. But to his dismay, Arturo Trentini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aldo Saraiva during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amerigo Del Grosso had several of the SUPER DRAGÕES FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 27 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Hildeberto Neves as he didn't even see the shot coming. Aldo Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Felice Del Greco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felice Del Greco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Saraiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Felice Del Greco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Óscar Magalhães in the 35th minute of the match. SUPER DRAGÕES FC were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Burundi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Altino Bulhosa took the corner. The corner ended in Altino Bulhosa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Burundi's Felice Del Greco did a great save. After some careless play in the SUPER DRAGÕES FC defense, Amerigo Del Grosso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hildeberto Neves. The SUPER DRAGÕES FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hildeberto Neves should have stopped the shot. SUPER DRAGÕES FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Altino Bulhosa in the 44th minute. Altino Bulhosa made a great header on SUPER DRAGÕES FC's corner, it was just that Burundi's Felice Del Greco managed to reach the ball for a save. Hildeberto Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amerigo Del Grosso in the 46th minute of play. Amerigo Del Grosso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Hildeberto Neves made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Porfírio Sardinha made a kick off. Amerigo Del Grosso scored 5-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hildeberto Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in SUPER DRAGÕES FC's zone, Arturo Trentini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hildeberto Neves came out of the goal and Arturo Trentini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Burundi's Felice Del Greco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porfírio Sardinha in the 59th minute of play. Vivaldo Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Del Greco having to interfere. Felice Del Greco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Burundi booed when SUPER DRAGÕES FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porfírio Sardinha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 minutes of play, Burundi's Arturo Trentini made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hildeberto Neves was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Burundi fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Burundi's Amerigo Del Grosso 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 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 73 played minutes SUPER DRAGÕES FC got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Saraiva. A collision led to Burundi getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Arturo Trentini hit a great ball. The supporters of Burundi booed when SUPER DRAGÕES FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Salgueiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Burundi's Edoardo Franceschi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hildeberto Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-1. SUPER DRAGÕES FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.