Friendly League

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matias Santikurtz kicked off to start the match. Merusca F&P's Fellipe Capixaba quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Angel-Enrique De La Rosa-Choca, made in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Merusca F&P's Florian Capasso ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dorian Soeiro. Dorian Soeiro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Dorian Soeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Capasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Gildo da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gildo da Rocha in the 19th minute of play forced Merusca F&P's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Magno Borges with Rogério da Silveira as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Merusca F&P's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gildo da Rocha in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florian Capasso in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorian Soeiro saved Primatas FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Santikurtz in the 42nd minute of play forced Merusca F&P's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Santikurtz, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Fábio Trevisan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merusca F&P's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Primatas FC the free kick. After 46 played minutes, Primatas FC's Percy Duarte shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Primatas FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério da Silveira in the 48th minute of play forced Merusca F&P's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Florian Capasso to strike the kick off in the second half. When Florian Capasso came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Merusca F&P 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 Florian Capasso couldn't finish the play. After 54 minutes, Magno Borges mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Primatas FC and the Merusca F&P players grew even worse after the yellow card. Magno Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Primatas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno Borges to maneuver through the defense. Merusca F&P made a substitution. Hélder Fonseca replaced Florian Capasso. A collision led to Primatas FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Magno Borges hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Arlindo Pontes with Gildo da Rocha as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Primatas FC's Jerônimo Guerra got a free kick in the 70th minute. When Hélder Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Merusca F&P 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 Hélder Fonseca couldn't finish the play. 76 minutes into the match, Hélder Fonseca notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Primatas FC's Dorian Soeiro. Dorian Soeiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Merusca F&P's attentive Walmyr Novaes managed to snatch the ball when Arlindo Pontes made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. When Merusca F&P's Hélder Fonseca in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Primatas FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Hélder Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merusca F&P's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélder Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dorian Soeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Merusca F&P's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.