Friendly League

Maracaná
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Ortzi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Figueroa in the 9th minute of play forced Brasil off's goalkeeper Liu Chen Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lagrima en Jarrita's Loco Malo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Lagrima en Jarrita from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute, Leo Ortzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brasil off fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Liu Chen Jian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Figueroa in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brasil off's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ma Mo Feng was slow to take the kick. During this time Lagrima en Jarrita's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ma Mo Feng almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Firmin in the 26th minute of play forced Brasil off's goalkeeper Liu Chen Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Lagrima en Jarrita were awarded a corner. Ma Mo Feng went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 29th minute Cleto Firmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Chen Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Teodosio Figueroa 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. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brasil off's goalkeeper Liu Chen Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Lagrima en Jarrita booed when Brasil off was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Grabs didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cleto Firmin was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Leo Ortzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loco Malo was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Leo Ortzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loco Malo was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Lagrima en Jarrita's Kong Hao Xi was substituted for Teodosio Figueroa. Lagrima en Jarrita made a substitution. Leonello Messias replaced Ma Mo Feng. Brasil off's Dominick Van den Bossche managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Clemencin Duran in the 59 minute of the game. With a little luck, Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian got control of the ball when Leonello Messias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lagrima en Jarrita were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Brasil off's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kong Hao Xi took the corner. Kong Hao Xi made a great header on Lagrima en Jarrita's corner, it was just that Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Brasil off booed when Lagrima en Jarrita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olgierd Karanowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hunfredo Hergueta kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Lagrima en Jarrita's Leonello Messias dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Loco Malo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Flecha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Brasil off were awarded a corner. Dominick Van den Bossche went to the cornerflag to take it. Felipe Osoitz made a great header on Brasil off's corner, it was just that Lagrima en Jarrita's Loco Malo managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Lagrima en Jarrita's Clemencin Duran got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When Enzo Flecha came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Brasil off fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Enzo Flecha couldn't finish the play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.