Friendly League

Arena Uruguai
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. Laerte Lucas started the match with the kick off. Laerte Lucas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Domingo Bulnes made a huge save. Domingo Bulnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano van Beek in the 15th minute of play. A hard shot 16 in the game by Laerte Lucas from a close distance when the talented Domingo Bulnes managed to make a qualified save. ✪ XV de Umarizal's players were relieved. 19 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Olavo Matorin came free, but Domingo Bulnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domingo Bulnes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Passos in the 26th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Olavo Matorin came free, but Domingo Bulnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Montevideo's Domingo Bulnes threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Olavo Matorin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Domingo Bulnes made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Laerte Lucas sent off a good shot on target. The Montevideo fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Montevideo's Laerte Lucas 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Montevideo booed when ✪ XV de Umarizal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adriano van Beek was the one to do the kick off. Adriano van Beek hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Adriano van Beek came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ✪ XV de Umarizal 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 Adriano van Beek couldn't finish the play. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Montevideo from getting a goal against them. Laerte Lucas charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laerte Lucas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Montevideo getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Laerte Lucas hit a great ball. Bray McJon succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. If Adriano van Beek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ✪ XV de Umarizal made a substitution. Régis Madureira replaced Orlando Asteri. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Régis Madureira in the 74th minute of play. Fernandão Recife fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingo Bulnes having to interfere. Ronaldo Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Telmo Simões went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Amorim in the 82nd minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Medeiros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telmo Simões in the 83rd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Telmo Simões notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros. Ronaldo Medeiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Montevideo from getting a goal against them. Ronaldo Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Telmo Simões's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the game, Telmo Simões recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ronaldo Medeiros. Telmo Simões showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. The ✪ XV de Umarizal supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ✪ XV de Umarizal would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.