Prized/Friendly Cup

Loco Savaş
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Prunaru got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube Palmela's goalkeeper 黄洋榕, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriele Batistuta in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 黄洋榕 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 黄洋榕. Sporting Clube Palmela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriele Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriele Batistuta in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 黄洋榕 saved Sporting Clube Palmela from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Gabriele Batistuta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Menchu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriele Batistuta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 黄洋榕 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Gabriele Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 黄洋榕 was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Caetano Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Esparteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match, Gabriele Batistuta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 黄洋榕 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 40 minutes into the match, Eliseu Patrício had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Camilo Salvidor. Menchu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseu Patrício was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 黄洋榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Caetano Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gabriele Batistuta made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriele Batistuta in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 黄洋榕 saved Sporting Clube Palmela from getting behind. Gabriele Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristiano Esparteiro hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube Palmela's goalkeeper 黄洋榕, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 57 minutes into the game, Cristiano Esparteiro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Menchu FC's Caetano Linhares quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sporting Clube Palmela's 黄洋榕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 58th minute of play. Eliseu Patrício hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 黄洋榕 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Gabriele Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 黄洋榕 was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After 69 minutes of play, Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 黄洋榕 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gabriele Batistuta took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 黄洋榕. 黄洋榕 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriele Batistuta in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 黄洋榕 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A well-hit corner resulted in Arturo Roderigo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 黄洋榕 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 79th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 黄洋榕 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. After 87 minutes, Gabriele Batistuta made it 8-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sporting Clube Palmela's 黄洋榕 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Menchu FC made a substitution. Aristides Inge replaced Carlos Campelo. Gabriele Batistuta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 黄洋榕 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. In the 96th minute, Gabriele Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menchu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sporting Clube Palmela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Menchu FC.