League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 9276 (Terracing: 6959, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rogério Vidal started the match with the kick off. Bernard Perathoner kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Shiba & Doge Club™'s Rogério Vidal got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Lisboa in the 5th 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. Shiba & Doge Club™'s Rosendo Oinatz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Shiba & Doge Club™ from getting a goal against them. Qiu Chuan Ran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cláudio Lisboa's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogério Vidal's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Rosendo Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Lisboa came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. booed when Shiba & Doge Club™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosendo Oinatz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 18th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Lisboa in the 20th minute of play. Rogério Vidal spun around in front of the goal 20 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal. Rosendo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Raimundo Ventura slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rosendo Oinatz. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. Rodolfo Faria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Rosendo Oinatz made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, Kaspar Bruns hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Rogério Vidal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Chuan Ran was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Silva in the 38th minute of the match. Shiba & Doge Club™'s Fábio Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raimundo Ventura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rosendo Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 54th minute of play forced Shiba & Doge Club™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Rogério Vidal in the 55th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Gonzalo Lixandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogério Vidal in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiu Chuan Ran saved Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting behind. The Shiba & Doge Club™ fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Shiba & Doge Club™'s Rogério Vidal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 63 minutes of play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Raimundo Ventura made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rosendo Oinatz was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 70th minute of play forced Shiba & Doge Club™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gonzalo Lixandro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shiba & Doge Club™'s Rosendo Oinatz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Menelaos Damianos replaced Victoriano Ubelteso. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Shiba & Doge Club™'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Venedikt Ukraintsev was slow to take the kick. During this time Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avery Novak got free with Qiu Chuan Ran in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Lixandro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rosendo Oinatz was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Rogério Vidal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. booed when Shiba & Doge Club™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Gouveia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venedikt Ukraintsev in the 85th minute of play forced Shiba & Doge Club™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 88th minute of play forced Shiba & Doge Club™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 91st minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fully deserved thier win.