Friendly League

Relvado Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edson Pelé made the kick off which started today's match. Haroldas Strazdas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar Godoi in the 4th minute. With a little luck, Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas got control of the ball when Oscar Godoi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Haroldas Strazdas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Cordeiro in the 6th minute of play. Bairon Berger kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Osvaldinho Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bairon Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldas Strazdas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hori Galli, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Haroldas Strazdas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Bastos in the 14th minute of play. Osvaldinho Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bairon Berger in the 16th minute of play. After having played for 19 minutes, Hendrik-Jan De Muysere managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Facopo FBPA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hendrik-Jan De Muysere was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute of the match, Samuel Bastos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haroldas Strazdas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 33rd minute Edson Pelé shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bairon Berger in the 33rd minute of play forced Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes Facopo FBPA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miguel Tauro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Valentín Coromina got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Osvaldinho Moreno quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Moreno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristóvão Mattos had several of the Spartans FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 37 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Haroldas Strazdas as he didn't even see the shot coming. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Mattos in the 43rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Samuel Bastos could shoot a difficult shot in the 44th minute, which Haroldas Strazdas however easily saved by the left post. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Spartans FC! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristóvão Mattos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filip Slipetskyi scored 2-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Haroldas Strazdas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute, Filip Slipetskyi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Miguel Tauro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Osvaldinho Moreno made a huge save. 63 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Slipetskyi came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Mattos came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th play minute Edson Pelé came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Osvaldinho Moreno. 2-1. Spartans FC made a substitution. Pedro Domingues replaced Bairon Berger. In the 73rd minute, Edson Pelé got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Haroldas Strazdas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hori Galli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldas Strazdas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Mattos in the 82nd minute of play. Edson Pelé sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 played minutes Spartans FC got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Tauro. The supporters of Facopo FBPA booed when Spartans FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artemio Izaguirre didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th match minute, Facopo FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Godoi to maneuver through the defense. Facopo FBPA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Spartans FC for a fine match.