Friendly League

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rene Aires started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 10 minutes into the match, Loco De Remate's Rene Aires sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Camilo Salvidor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 11th minute Loco De Remate were awarded a corner. Leandro Virila went to the cornerflag to take it. 16 minutes into the match, Menchu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Aires came free, but Camilo Salvidor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Emrah Ruşen kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Menchu FC's Abdoulay Doucouré sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walmir Catarinense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gabriele Batistuta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmir Catarinense having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walmir Catarinense. Loco De Remate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriele Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Walmir Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rene Aires during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Rene Aires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walmir Catarinense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriele Batistuta went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriele Batistuta to make the kick off. A collision led to Loco De Remate getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Jerrold Barzana hit a great ball. Walmir Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 56th minute of the match. Menchu FC's Carlos Campelo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jerrold Barzana in the 59 minute of the game. Walmir Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Menchu FC's Basarab Jupân got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Gabriele Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walmir Catarinense was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Camilo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hıdır Namal in the 70th minute of play. Menchu FC's Arturo Roderigo was substituted for Peter Söderqwist. After 73 minutes Menchu FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leandro Virila who took care of the corner kick. In the 82nd minute, Caetano Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loco De Remate made a substitution. Baškim Sumulikovski replaced Bruno Medero. Loco De Remate's Clodoveo Christobal was substituted for Rene Aires. The supporters of Loco De Remate booed when Menchu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Gabriele Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walmir Catarinense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Menchu FC made a substitution. Aristides Inge replaced Gabriele Batistuta. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristides Inge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Aristides Inge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walmir Catarinense was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Menchu FC were awarded a corner in the 98th minute after Loco De Remate's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abdoulay Doucouré took the corner. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Menchu FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.