Friendly League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal de Gols F.C's Elias Siqueira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Elias Siqueira came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Inocencio Veronica could save by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelo Gröhe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio sped through Arsenal de Gols F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcelo Gröhe. After 11th play minutes Rolando Jax shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Marcelo Gröhe and just under the crossbar into goal. Inocencio Veronica made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Elias Siqueira sent off a good shot on target. Marcelo Gröhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 20th minute of the match. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Gonzo in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute Rafaela FC were awarded a corner. Nico Veit went to the cornerflag to take it. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Siqueira in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Siqueira got free with Inocencio Veronica in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 37 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Gipuzkoa came free, but Marcelo Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Inocencio Veronica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Arsenal de Gols F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Bertassi to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th match minute, Arsenal de Gols F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Joost Grootjans to maneuver through the defense. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio to make the kick off. Arsenal de Gols F.C's Elias Siqueira got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio got free with Marcelo Gröhe in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Karel-Jan Kerckmans in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Arsenal de Gols F.C's Manoel Netto. Elias Siqueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Inocencio Veronica having to make a save. In the 60th minute Elias Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Luiz Fabiano Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Duarte in the 75th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Raimundo Alvarenga made a precise shot to the right of Inocencio Veronica. Rafaela FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Rafaela FC's Humberto Bihar was substituted for Basilio Guillerme. In the 89th minute Luiz Fabiano Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Octavio Gonzo 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. A sloppy throw-in by Jan-Joost Grootjans in the 94th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rafaela FC's Ross Strong. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rafaela FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.