Friendly League

Paulistano
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldo Simão made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gong Zhan Chen. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Armandinho Xavier got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-1. 9 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Roy Makaay made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Rossi. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 22nd minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Roy Makaay made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Rossi. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Roy Makaay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guo Ao was slow to take the kick. During this time Villaverde Celeste Clube's players had a chance to rest. 36 minutes into the game, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arlindo Rossi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Roy Makaay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 42nd minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nenko Reza acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 47th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nestor Batista. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Villaverde Celeste Clube were winning 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armandinho Xavier to make the kick off. Nenko Reza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Henric in the 52nd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Henric came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cesinha Coelho got a throw-in 62 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nestor Batista. In the 63rd match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Makaay to maneuver through the defense. Nenko Reza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Henric in the 68th minute of the match. Villaverde Celeste Clube made a substitution. Kıraç Uskan replaced Guo Ao. A sloppy throw-in by Cesinha Coelho in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Villaverde Celeste Clube's William Lucas. Nenko Reza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Henric in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Jimeno Henric notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza. Nenko Reza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romário Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Jimeno Henric shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nenko Reza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Wawrukiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Villaverde Celeste Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by William Lucas in the 85th minute. The corner ended in William Lucas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi did a great save. In the 89th minute, Ronaldo Simão made a precise shot to the right of Nenko Reza. Villaverde Celeste Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. Nenko Reza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Villaverde Celeste Clube supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Villaverde Celeste Clube would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.