Friendly League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roy Makaay made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Naldo Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgílio Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nenko Reza having to interfere. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guo Ao in the 10th minute of the match. João Severino scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nenko Reza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Scarlet Speedster's Jens-Ove Eriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Villaverde Celeste Clube from getting a goal against them. Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armandinho Xavier in the 35th minute of play. With a little luck, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza got control of the ball when Virgílio Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roy Makaay hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 41st minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Naldo Proença didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roy Makaay went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Nenko Reza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredinho Machado in the 45th minute. The audience was convinced that João Severino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nenko Reza was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Virgílio Perez made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Roy Makaay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naldo Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nenko Reza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Severino, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Nenko Reza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Severino in the 58th minute of play. Naldo Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guo Ao, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute João Severino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nenko Reza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Romário Carvalho could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Naldo Proença however easily saved by the left post. Naldo Proença made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Roy Makaay sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Perez in the 76th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Guo Ao came free, but Naldo Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Villaverde Celeste Clube were awarded a corner. Guo Ao went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 85th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romário Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Ove Eriksson kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The Villaverde Celeste Clube players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Scarlet Speedster from taking control. The game ends in a draw.