Friendly League

Distrital do Inamar
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Alberto Soares got the match started through his kick off. Gualterio Gilabert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Reko Nybacka came out and tried to block the shot, but Gualterio Gilabert slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Jonas Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reko Nybacka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Gilabert in the 14th minute of play. E.C. Água Santa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonas Fernandes in the 16th minute. Kiko Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Pombal in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Pombal in the 21st minute of play forced E.C. Água Santa's goalkeeper Kiko Passos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdomiro Rosado hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Gilabert in the 28th minute of play. E.C. Água Santa's Kiko Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 30th minute of play. If Gualterio Gilabert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. E.C. Água Santa's Kiko Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmir Pombal in the 39th minute of play. Kiko Passos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Gualterio Gilabert kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gualterio Gilabert made a kick off. After 56 played minutes E.C. Água Santa got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Rosado. When Valdomiro Rosado fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E.C. Água Santa's protests and gave Valdomiro Rosado a yellow card for diving instead. Valdomiro Rosado hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see Catugi FC's Vicente Valladares in action when he in the 59th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After 61 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Edson Couto. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind E.C. Água Santa's goalkeeper Kiko Passos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Fabiano Maranhense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 69 minutes, Gualterio Gilabert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E.C. Água Santa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gualterio Gilabert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute, Carlos Alberto Soares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 79th minute, Valdomiro Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Vicente Valladares from long distance, 80 minutes into the match, got Kiko Passos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Reko Nybacka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrézinho Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes in the game Fabiano Maranhense did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tristan Lenaerts. Valdomiro Rosado hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's Walmir Pombal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kiko Passos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, E.C. Água Santa's Thiago Barros got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Catugi FC's Vicente Valladares shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 93rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kiko Passos but with some difficulty. In the 95th minute, John Seah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The E.C. Água Santa support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.