Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chico Secco got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Prasz was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to Football Verde-Amarelo getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Fellipe de Lara hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Football Verde-Amarelo's goal looked a bit too open when Betão Prestes came free, but Fernando Prasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saverio Mercurio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernando Prasz made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Jacinto Madureira sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Football Verde-Amarelo's Fernando Prasz got control of the ball when Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Football Verde-Amarelo's Fernando Prasz got control of the ball when Jacinto Madureira tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 39th play minutes Chico Secco shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Silverio Cristofor and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Lira in the 42nd minute of play forced Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Silverio Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Saverio Mercurio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Football Verde-Amarelo were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan to strike the kick off in the second half. Edgard Lira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 51st minute of play forced Football Verde-Amarelo's goalkeeper Fernando Prasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Jorge Valdivia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Football Verde-Amarelo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cable a Tierra the free kick. In the 54th minute, Jorge Valdivia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Football Verde-Amarelo's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Echeverri came free, but Fernando Prasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cable a Tierra were furious when Guido Blasco was red carded, 66 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of Football Verde-Amarelo booed when Cable a Tierra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Blasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Football Verde-Amarelo's Gustavo Gómez got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th match minute, Cable a Tierra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Echeverri to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Football Verde-Amarelo's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Echeverri came free, but Fernando Prasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fellipe de Lara during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th match minute, Football Verde-Amarelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fellipe de Lara to maneuver through the defense. Fellipe de Lara was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After having played for 82 minutes, Jacinto Madureira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cable a Tierra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Madureira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernando Prasz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 94 minutes of play Football Verde-Amarelo's Jorge Valdivia was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jorge Valdivia hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Cable a Tierra supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Football Verde-Amarelo's performance. The match ended with a win for Football Verde-Amarelo.