Friendly League

Terra Adorada
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Paulo Mendonça started the match with the kick off. José Augusto Prado hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Retumbante FC's goal looked a bit too open when Casper Granqvist came free, but Apat Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Casper Granqvist during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Casper Granqvist hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Retumbante FC's Kauã Mandrak ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cipriano Abreu. Cipriano Abreu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Giuseppe Marques had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apat Reina. Retumbante FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giuseppe Marques was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Apat Reina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Retumbante FC's Apat Reina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Cüneyt Türe in the 29th minute of play. Cipriano Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fernando Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apat Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casper Granqvist in the 39th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Battal Cüneyt Türe was the one to do the kick off. Cipriano Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fernando Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apat Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Marques in the 55th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's zone, José Paulo Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cipriano Abreu came out of the goal and José Paulo Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erivaldo Romero hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The supporters of Retumbante FC booed when A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erivaldo Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Giuseppe Marques kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Apat Reina. That made the score 2-3 in the 73 minute of play. Apat Reina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Retumbante FC's Apat Reina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Retumbante FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Marques in the 86th minute of play forced Retumbante FC's goalkeeper Apat Reina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 played minutes A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 got a freekick which was hit by Hernani Veloso. 89 minutes into the game, Retumbante FC's Fabinho Bittencourt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cipriano Abreu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. Cipriano Abreu came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Retumbante FC's Fabinho Bittencourt. But to his dismay, Fabinho Bittencourt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-4. Apat Reina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Cipriano Abreu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Décio Antonio went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-4 was the resulting score. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.