Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Dartagna
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wei Guang Xing made the kick off which started today's match. Andres van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Millano Almandoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Murillo Martins came free, but Hugo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, MONTANHA's Andres van der Sar got control of the ball when Paulino Paião tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andres van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafino Nafarroa in the 20th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murillo Martins in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo de Amorim saved Mosqueteiros 4EVER from getting behind. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Murillo Martins sped through Mosqueteiros 4EVER's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hugo de Amorim. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Hugo de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Guang Xing in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Millano Almandoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo de Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wei Guang Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Paulino Paião in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Andres van der Sar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Andres van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Millano Almandoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Millano Almandoz in the 34th minute of play forced MONTANHA's goalkeeper Andres van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MONTANHA's Andres van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Millano Almandoz in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, MONTANHA's goal looked a bit too open when Serafino Nafarroa came free, but Andres van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andres van der Sar was a little too slow when Serafino Nafarroa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Millano Almandoz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Mosqueteiros 4EVER booed when MONTANHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. MONTANHA's Andres van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amílton Lucas in the 52nd minute of play. Serafino Nafarroa took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andres van der Sar. Andres van der Sar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 59 minutes into the game, Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Serafino Nafarroa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andres van der Sar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The supporters of MONTANHA booed when Mosqueteiros 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgílio Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andres van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Galsino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to MONTANHA getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Czeslaw Walec hit a great ball. Gonçalo Matos might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo de Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonçalo Matos ran back to his position shaking his head. Andres van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Galsino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 minutes, Roger Guerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MONTANHA and the Mosqueteiros 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mosqueteiros 4EVER getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Concetto Mastronardi hit a great ball. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.