Friendly League

Sheskinapoll Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jarlath Moran kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Adrianinho Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Scott Mulvihill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harrington Tierney during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sheskinapoll! The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Vasconcelos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Scott Mulvihill was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. If Antonio Pedroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adrianinho Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beto Breckenfeld was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Teddy Ramsey capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Teddy Ramsey really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After having played for 38 minutes, Adrianinho Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrianinho Vasconcelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Allan Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Scott Mulvihill came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Minai's Álvaro Baptista. But to his dismay, Álvaro Baptista quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrianinho Vasconcelos in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Scott Mulvihill saved Sheskinapoll from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrianinho Vasconcelos to make the kick off. Scott Mulvihill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Pedroso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Minai's Adrianinho Vasconcelos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Scott Mulvihill. That made the score 1-4 after 52 minutes of play. Sheskinapoll's Scott Mulvihill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Vasconcelos in the 58th minute of play. Scott Mulvihill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Vasconcelos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Scott Mulvihill was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 66th match minute, Sheskinapoll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harrington Tierney to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Gustavo Guimarães struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Scott Mulvihill didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minai. If Antonio Pedroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Álvaro Baptista notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Sheskinapoll's Scott Mulvihill. Scott Mulvihill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Minai made a substitution. Daniel Penha replaced Antonio Pedroso. In the 76th minute, Adrianinho Vasconcelos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Minai's Rodrigo Xavier was substituted for Reginaldo de Andrade. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Teddy Ramsey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sheskinapoll's supporters rose to their feet, but Teddy Ramsey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Beto Breckenfeld breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrianinho Vasconcelos in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Scott Mulvihill prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Scott Mulvihill made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Daniel Penha sent off a good shot on target. Keegan Palmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Minai's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.