Friendly League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dida Mesquita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Almir Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 5th minute of the match. If Doriva Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Doriva Jacinto made a precise shot to the right of Almir Miranda. Mitnarotov FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Doriva Jacinto got a free kick in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Dida Mesquita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Almir Miranda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Doriva Jacinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Miranda having to interfere. After 21 minutes, Hugo Corrêa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BRASIL.Sp and the Mitnarotov FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mitnarotov FC booed when BRASIL.Sp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Corrêa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mitnarotov FC's Almir Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Jacinto in the 24th minute of play. Sílvio Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Mitnarotov FC booed when BRASIL.Sp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Hermes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doriva Jacinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Almir Miranda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Doriva Jacinto ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mitnarotov FC's goalkeeper Almir Miranda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Dida Mesquita could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Almir Miranda however easily saved by the left post. Hugo Corrêa hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute of the match Walmir Quintal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Neto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Usain Bolt made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, BRASIL.Sp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Roberto Orange to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Ademar Soares got a free kick in the 56th minute. Doriva Jacinto scored 3-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Almir Miranda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Almir Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 62nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doriva Jacinto in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Almir Miranda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doriva Jacinto in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Almir Miranda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Almir Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabinho Tinoco in the 68th minute of play. BRASIL.Sp's Ramón Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Germano Siqueira in the 69th minute of play. Almir Miranda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Beto Hermes's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Germano Siqueira hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute Cido Maraschin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almir Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cido Maraschin in the 85th minute of the match. Germano Siqueira was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 88th minute. Mitnarotov FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Beto Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Almir Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almir Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cido Maraschin in the 94th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. BRASIL.Sp had played much better football throughout.