Friendly League

Sprite Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) East Tokyo United's Petrică Levința started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Hood came free, but Fabrício Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. East Tokyo United's Marcelo Toribio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséas Freire in the 7th minute of play. East Tokyo United's Marcelo Toribio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséas Freire in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by East Tokyo United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lúcio Abraão was slow to take the kick. During this time Sprite Star Football's players had a chance to rest. Robin Hood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Robin Hood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. East Tokyo United's Marcelo Toribio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséas Freire in the 21st minute of play. Sprite Star Football's Fabrício Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrică Levința in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, East Tokyo United's goal looked a bit too open when Oséas Freire came free, but Marcelo Toribio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monge Mong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Marcelo Toribio made a huge save. The East Tokyo United fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when East Tokyo United's Armando Nicolini 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Sprite Star Football getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Geraldo Munhoz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas Freire in the 44th minute of play forced East Tokyo United's goalkeeper Marcelo Toribio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lúcio Abraão fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sprite Star Football's protests and gave Lúcio Abraão a yellow card for diving instead. After 45 played minutes Sprite Star Football got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Abraão. Sprite Star Football's Marko Boev was substituted for Lúcio Abraão. In the 46th minute, Lúcio Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Marcelo Toribio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oséas Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Toribio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Boev in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, East Tokyo United's goal looked a bit too open when Monge Mong came free, but Marcelo Toribio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Percy de Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Marcelo Toribio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséas Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 73 minutes East Tokyo United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marko Boev who took care of the corner kick. 75 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goalkeeper Fabrício Falcão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robin Hood. 77 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goal looked a bit too open when Petrică Levința came free, but Fabrício Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Toribio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséas Freire in the 78th minute of the match. East Tokyo United's Marcelo Toribio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Boev in the 82nd minute of play. When Armando Nicolini came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the East Tokyo United 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 Armando Nicolini couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Marko Boev made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Toribio. East Tokyo United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robin Hood in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabrício Falcão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabrício Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petrică Levința in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Daniel Montenegro 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. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.