Friendly League

Paulistano
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Martins kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Moraes came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Henric in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Zhan Chen came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Gonzalez in the 8th minute of the match. Dida Taffarel acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nestor Batista. German Cano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Arlindo Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Marquês de Herval getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Gao Xiang Guang hit a great ball. Ronaldo Simão didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 16th minute. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Jimeno Henric sent off a good shot on target. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute Dorian Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldo Simão. In the 33rd minute of the match, Gong Zhan Chen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dida Taffarel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 36th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moussa Kabre hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ got a freekick which was hit by Loïc Le Meur. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 wind increased when Ronaldo Simão made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Moussa Kabre was slow to take the kick. During this time Marquês de Herval's players had a chance to rest. Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Moussa Kabre took the corner. In the 58th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match Marquês de Herval got a corner. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Moussa Kabre ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 63rd minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 63rd minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorian Moraes got free with Arlindo Rossi in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 67th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorian Moraes got free with Arlindo Rossi in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Cano in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorian Moraes got free with Arlindo Rossi in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 82nd minute of the match. Arlindo Rossi was a little too slow when Alfredo Martins got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 87th minute, Alfredo Martins reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arlindo Rossi. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 95th minute of the match Marquês de Herval got a corner. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Moussa Kabre ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Marquês de Herval supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Marquês de Herval would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.