Friendly League

Estádio Laranja
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alfredo Martins started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If João Vítor Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 3rd minute Cafu do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match Laranja EC got a corner. Marquês de Herval's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vitório Pimenta ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 7thth minute of the game Alfredo Martins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Laranja EC's Romário Dantas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Alfredo Martins put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Romário Dantas. Romário Dantas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredo Martins's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, Gaston Gonzalez 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. A collision led to Laranja EC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Sidney Esteves hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Laranja EC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Romário Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorian Moraes struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Romário Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marquês de Herval. Armandinho Pernambucano charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armandinho Pernambucano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when Laranja EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armandinho Pernambucano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Martins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Romário Dantas having to make a save. Romário Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laranja EC's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Laranja EC defense, Dorian Moraes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romário Dantas. The Laranja EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romário Dantas should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu do Nascimento in the 39th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Laranja EC's Marcus Duarte fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Alfredo Martins came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Marquês de Herval 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 Alfredo Martins couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute of the match Selami Rezan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romário Dantas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romário Dantas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cafu do Nascimento to strike the kick off in the second half. Laranja EC's Romário Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gao Xiang Guang in the 52nd minute of play. Romário Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 53rd minute of play. Gao Xiang Guang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romário Dantas having to interfere. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Alfredo Martins sped through Laranja EC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Romário Dantas. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romário Dantas was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Gaston Gonzalez was extremely unlucky when he, in the 68th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Martins in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romário Dantas saved Laranja EC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romário Dantas was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Laranja EC's Romário Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Cano in the 75th minute of play. Laranja EC's Cafu do Nascimento suffered a concussion in the 77th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lorenzo Mendebal during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lorenzo Mendebal hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Romário Dantas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredo Martins went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. 86 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romário Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Dorian Moraes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Romário Dantas, 0-10. 90 minutes into the match, Laranja EC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Romário Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When %teams%'s Alfredo Martins was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-11 just inside the left pole, 94 minutes into the game. Romário Dantas was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. In the 96th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selami Rezan to maneuver through the defense. After 97 played minutes, Laranja EC's Vitório Pimenta shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dida Taffarel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Laranja EC reached it. When the final whistle sounded Marquês de Herval left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Laranja EC.