Friendly League

Çmendina Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of NGOP Football Club booed when Vende Humo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sorin Spelbu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jiang Hong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernani da Rocha having to interfere. After 10 played minutes NGOP Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Slavoljub Kjani. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Hong in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14thth minute of the game Jiang Hong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NGOP Football Club's Hernani da Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, NGOP Football Club's Agustin Rossi threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jonče Urgovski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Hong in the 19th minute of the match. When Jiang Hong came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Vende Humo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jiang Hong couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute, Jiang Hong ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hernani da Rocha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. NGOP Football Club's Hernani da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Hong in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, NGOP Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Hong came free, but Hernani da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jiang Hong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hernani da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Hong in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind NGOP Football Club's goalkeeper Hernani da Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hernani da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Hong, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After some careless play in the NGOP Football Club defense, Jiang Hong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hernani da Rocha. The NGOP Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hernani da Rocha should have stopped the shot. Jiang Hong might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hernani da Rocha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jiang Hong ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half Vende Humo were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jiang Hong was the one to do the kick off. Agustin Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Januz Hristovski in the 52nd minute of the match. After 53 minutes Vende Humo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Slavoljub Kjani who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Slavoljub Kjani got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Agustin Rossi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Jiang Hong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hernani da Rocha was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 57th minute of the match Vende Humo got a corner. NGOP Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Angelito Di Maria ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of NGOP Football Club's goalie and right to Celso Patxi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. NGOP Football Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind NGOP Football Club's goalkeeper Hernani da Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hernani da Rocha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jiang Hong went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After 73 played minutes NGOP Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Srebre Trpkov. Vende Humo made a substitution. Benito Saturnin replaced Jiang Hong. The supporters of Vende Humo booed when NGOP Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Srebre Trpkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Benito Saturnin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hernani da Rocha. The goal made the score 0-5. After 80 played minutes NGOP Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Srebre Trpkov. After a defensive mix-up in NGOP Football Club's zone, Benito Saturnin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hernani da Rocha came out of the goal and Benito Saturnin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Benito Saturnin came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Vende Humo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Benito Saturnin couldn't finish the play. NGOP Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Benito Saturnin scored to the left of an out of position Hernani da Rocha, making the score, 0-6. 90 minutes into the match, Vende Humo's Benito Saturnin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernani da Rocha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benito Saturnin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vende Humo's Pastor Taurino quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Srebre Trpkov, made in the 94th minute of the game. After 96 played minutes NGOP Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Srebre Trpkov. The Vende Humo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.