Friendly League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Zigmantas Gimbutas made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 4th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Adán was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Gonzalo Lixandro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gonzalo Lixandro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 14th minute of play. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 17th minute of play. When SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie prevented a goal. 25 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Braga were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. André Jordão took the corner. The corner ended in André Jordão almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 28th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Braga's supporters rose to their feet, but Zigmantas Gimbutas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qiu Chuan Ran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 34th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When SC Braga's Edgar Figari in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie prevented a goal. Qiu Chuan Ran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgar Figari's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 37th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Figari in the 38th minute of the match. After 39 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Figari. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 40th minute of play. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 46th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Braga's zone, Gonzalo Lixandro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Adán came out of the goal and Gonzalo Lixandro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Antonio Adán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raimundo Ventura's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Raimundo Ventura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Adán was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Antonio Adán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Faria in the 58th minute of the match. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 59th minute of play. SC Braga's Donato Sampaio was substituted for Edgar Figari. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Santiago Macena managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alberto Malheiro in the 62 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 75th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Chuan Ran made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Donato Sampaio sent off a good shot on target. When SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie prevented a goal. Qiu Chuan Ran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Sampaio went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Witold Piszczor replaced Victoriano Ubelteso. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Bernard Perathoner replaced Israel Carvalhal. Rodolfo Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adalberto Soeiro during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adalberto Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Venedikt Ukraintsev kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.