Friendly League

Estádio Grajaú-MG
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oséas Mineiro kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, S.D. Bajen's Antonio Darby made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fabiano Mesquita was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rafael Felder made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Denílson Nóbrega sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute José Carlos Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Felder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Darby came free, but Luís Fabiano Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.D. Bajen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Oséas Mineiro scored to the left of an out of position Rafael Felder, making the score, 1-1. 23 minutes into the match, Antonio Darby had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Fabiano Mesquita. Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Darby was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's zone, Antonio Darby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Fabiano Mesquita came out of the goal and Antonio Darby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of S.D. Bajen booed when Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Carlos Neto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Hamílton Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 minutes of play, S.D. Bajen's Antonio Darby made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fabiano Mesquita was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Devin Madison in the 41st minute of play forced Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Valdo Gonçalves put in a rough tackle. After 43 played minutes Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG got a freekick which was hit by Valdo Gonçalves. The Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. S.D. Bajen were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Darby to make the kick off. Antonio Darby's late challenge caught a Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Darby helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S.D. Bajen's Donovan Hewitt got a free kick in the 61st minute. Oséas Mineiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Felder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Luís Fabiano Mesquita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG from getting a goal against them. Luís Fabiano Mesquita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Darby, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Luís Fabiano Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odell McPherson in the 66th minute of the match. Enio Aparecido kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Dedê Rosa's late challenge caught a S.D. Bajen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dedê Rosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, one of Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG. The referee gave S.D. Bajen a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Devin Madison, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Luís Fabiano Mesquita. 1-4. Rafael Felder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oséas Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Oséas Mineiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Felder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Luís Fabiano Mesquita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Darby in the 85th minute of play forced Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Luís Fabiano Mesquita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Darby in the 92nd minute of play. When Antonio Darby was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. Luís Fabiano Mesquita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clinton Starnes in the 100th minute. S.D. Bajen played a much better game than Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG and deserved their victory. The Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.