Friendly League

Arena Pirituba 4EVER
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Van Leeuwe got free with Petr Čech in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th minute Ma Kuan Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salomon Verite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Batalhão do Peçanha booed when PIRITUBA MM 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedé Severo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epaminondas Baba might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salomon Verite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Epaminondas Baba ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13thth minute of the game Ma Kuan Yun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Salomon Verite was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Ma Kuan Yun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Salomon Verite was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th match minute, Batalhão do Peçanha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. Mark Van Leeuwe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Petr Čech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Mark Van Leeuwe recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Petr Čech. Mark Van Leeuwe showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 21st minute, Ma Kuan Yun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salomon Verite was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Salomon Verite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ma Kuan Yun, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Salomon Verite didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnaldo Tróia went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 36th minute of the match, Mark Van Leeuwe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Petr Čech was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ma Kuan Yun in the 37th minute of play forced PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's goalkeeper Salomon Verite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Batalhão do Peçanha's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vânderson Vasconcelos in the 39th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Epaminondas Baba heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ma Kuan Yun made the kick off in the second half. Salomon Verite stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ma Kuan Yun's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Ma Kuan Yun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salomon Verite was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Ma Kuan Yun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Salomon Verite having to make a save. Salomon Verite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ma Kuan Yun in the 62nd minute of play. When Mark Van Leeuwe fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's protests and gave Mark Van Leeuwe a yellow card for diving instead. Mark Van Leeuwe hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Van Leeuwe in the 76th minute of play forced Batalhão do Peçanha's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wágner Lucas hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Wágner Lucas got a free kick in the 81st minute. If Ma Kuan Yun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th match minute, PIRITUBA MM 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wágner Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Batalhão do Peçanha's Epaminondas Baba quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dedé Severo, made in the 89th minute of the game. Christian Peixoto made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Fabiano Amaro. After a rather tough play, Batalhão do Peçanha's Eppo Pollmann got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute of the match Marcial Errolan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petr Čech skillfully saved the ball. Batalhão do Peçanha played a much better game than PIRITUBA MM 4EVER and deserved their victory. The PIRITUBA MM 4EVER players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.