Friendly League

Arena Emilião
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. Benedykt Pankiewicz started the match with the kick off. Esen Sanal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Acácio Santana in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton de Queirós came free, but Esen Sanal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acácio Santana hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademir Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Enéas de Toledo charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas de Toledo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when Seterma Tractors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enéas de Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Ricardinho de Senna in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seterma Tractors's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton de Queirós in the 23rd minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Esen Sanal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Lei Feng Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Sikström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lei Feng Yan struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Patrik Sikström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.E.R. Caxias do Sul. Patrik Sikström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedykt Pankiewicz in the 31st minute of the match. Benedykt Pankiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Patrik Sikström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Esen Sanal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ademir Tande. Patrik Sikström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lei Feng Yan in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th match minute, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gláuber Tande to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Benedykt Pankiewicz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrik Sikström. Seterma Tractors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedykt Pankiewicz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1.

In the 54th minute, Dudu Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Seterma Tractors defense, Mario Pochekanski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrik Sikström. The Seterma Tractors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrik Sikström should have stopped the shot. Mario Pochekanski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrik Sikström having to interfere. After a rather tough play, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Gláuber Tande got a free kick in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademir Tande in the 60th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Esen Sanal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrik Sikström was a little too slow when Mario Pochekanski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-3. Patrik Sikström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Pochekanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Patrik Sikström managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Lei Feng Yan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Pochekanski in the 71st minute of play forced Seterma Tractors's goalkeeper Patrik Sikström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Pochekanski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Patrik Sikström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute of the match Seterma Tractors got a corner. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Acácio Santana ran over to the corner to take the kick. Acácio Santana made a great header on Seterma Tractors's corner, it was just that S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 86thth minute of the game Mario Pochekanski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seterma Tractors's Patrik Sikström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Seterma Tractors's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Pochekanski came free, but Patrik Sikström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lei Feng Yan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrik Sikström having to interfere. Patrik Sikström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lei Feng Yan in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Patrik Sikström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lei Feng Yan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Patrik Sikström made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched S.E.R. Caxias do Sul eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.