Friendly League

Arena COPACABANA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dobromir Brudnicki took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Cöpacabana FC's Fabrício Berger got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 8th minute of play forced Cöpacabana FC's goalkeeper Dagoberto Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cöpacabana FC's Dagoberto Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cöpacabana FC's Fabrício Berger got a free kick in the 14th minute. Dobromir Brudnicki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Dida Taffarel made a huge save. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Talha İstanbul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Dobromir Brudnicki came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dagoberto Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dagoberto Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Leite in the 37th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Cöpacabana FC's Vito Leite made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes into the game, Vito Leite cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Dida Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredo Martins made a kick off. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Talha İstanbul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Cöpacabana FC fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Cöpacabana FC's Dobromir Brudnicki looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Cöpacabana FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fabrício Berger hit a great ball. Cöpacabana FC made a substitution. Stig-Åke Benet replaced Vito Leite. Fabrício Berger hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's Daniel Endura got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 66 played minutes, Cöpacabana FC's Talha İstanbul 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 Cöpacabana FC reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dobromir Brudnicki in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Taffarel saved Marquês de Herval from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Dobromir Brudnicki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Taffarel was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Åke Benet in the 83rd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Stig-Åke Benet notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel. Dida Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute Dobromir Brudnicki 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Talha İstanbul in the 88th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moussa Kabre to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes, Cöpacabana FC's Harald Boman 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 Cöpacabana FC reached it.