Friendly League

Estádio Jenipapão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aníbal Alagoano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Turgut Soyuer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aníbal Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. PREZULO FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Jenipapo SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ana Cristina took the corner. Aníbal Alagoano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Isaac Ferreira made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Vinicio Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Aníbal Alagoano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaac Ferreira. PREZULO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aníbal Alagoano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by PREZULO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arsenio Gipuzkoa was slow to take the kick. During this time Jenipapo SC's players had a chance to rest. PREZULO FC's Betão de Brito was substituted for Ana Cristina. Arcan Siralp made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zé Carlos Monteiro however managed to control. In the 39th minute, Mari Balotelli made a precise shot to the right of David Seaman. Jenipapo SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Turgut Soyuer in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Seaman saved Jenipapo SC from getting behind. David Seaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mari Balotelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Turgut Soyuer might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Seaman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgut Soyuer ran back to his position shaking his head. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Turgut Soyuer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Turgut Soyuer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Seaman having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turgut Soyuer got free with David Seaman in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinicio Junior in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Zé Carlos Monteiro made a precise shot to the right of Isaac Ferreira. PREZULO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Turgut Soyuer came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and David Seaman could save by the left post. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão de Brito in the 71st minute of play. Celsinho Perez struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. David Seaman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PREZULO FC. Jenipapo SC's David Seaman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mari Balotelli in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Betão de Brito recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of David Seaman. Betão de Brito showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão de Brito in the 83rd minute of play forced Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper David Seaman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Seaman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mari Balotelli in the 84th minute of the match. David Seaman made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Turgut Soyuer sent off a good shot on target. David Seaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arcan Siralp made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by PREZULO FC's Ferhat Sertuğ. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.