Friendly League

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Magno Moreira made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, Sandy Currie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, BUITRES II's goal looked a bit too open when Magno Moreira came free, but Chase Palacios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandy Currie kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Elano Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Hílton Vander notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BUITRES II's Chase Palacios. Chase Palacios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chase Palacios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Dwight Kaplan charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dwight Kaplan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dwight Kaplan kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Chase Palacios came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Vila Zumbi - Férias's Zé Pedro Ortiz. But to his dismay, Zé Pedro Ortiz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Vila Zumbi - Férias booed when BUITRES II was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bola Toro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in BUITRES II's zone, Hílton Vander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chase Palacios came out of the goal and Hílton Vander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hílton Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chase Palacios having to interfere. In the 34th match minute, BUITRES II was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dwight Kaplan to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, Elano Coutinho notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of BUITRES II's Chase Palacios. Chase Palacios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Allen Salinas made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Dan Pike hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Geovanildo Cannavaro came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Vila Zumbi - Férias 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 Geovanildo Cannavaro couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute, Elano Coutinho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chase Palacios. The goal made the score 0-4. Geovanildo Mendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allen Salinas in the 68th minute of the match. Chase Palacios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Elano Coutinho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Chase Palacios. That made the score 0-5 in the 74 minute of play. A collision led to BUITRES II getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Cordeiro Asadov hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Zé Pedro Ortiz 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. Vila Zumbi - Férias's Vítor da Cunha suffered a sprained foot after 84 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Vila Zumbi - Férias made a substitution. Sandro Seco replaced Vítor da Cunha. In the 85th minute, Dwight Kaplan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chase Palacios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elano Coutinho's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elano Coutinho in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chase Palacios prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chase Palacios made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Sandro Seco sent off a good shot on target. Vila Zumbi - Férias's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.