Friendly League

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Willian de Salles made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8th minute of the match, Willian de Salles got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luís Fábio Bittencourt was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 10 minutes into the match, Edmílson Vidal notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Luís Fábio Bittencourt. Luís Fábio Bittencourt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Luís Fábio Bittencourt got control of the ball when Natã Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmílson Vidal in the 19th minute of play forced E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes, Edmílson Vidal made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Luís Fábio Bittencourt tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Bittencourt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Nico Neves sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's Luís Fábio Bittencourt didn't even have to move. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Luís Fábio Bittencourt successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Merusca F&P - CIMZ:s goal. After 41 minutes of play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Edmílson Vidal made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fábio Bittencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 wind increased when Erivaldo Magalhães made the kick off in the second half. Luís Fábio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes into the match, Edmílson Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Fábio Bittencourt. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmílson Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 57th minute Edmílson Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Maurício Antunes got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Natã Rosa in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Fábio Bittencourt saved E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO from getting behind. Luís Fábio Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmílson Vidal in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Merusca F&P - CIMZ getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ian Salles hit a great ball. A collision led to Merusca F&P - CIMZ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ian Salles hit a great ball. Luís Fábio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ian Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Edmílson Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Ian Salles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Fábio Bittencourt. E.C. RIO DE JANEIRO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ian Salles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. The Merusca F&P - CIMZ fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Edmílson Vidal 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 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Edmílson Vidal put it in 10-0 from a short distance just to the right of Luís Fábio Bittencourt. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Merusca F&P - CIMZ fully deserved thier win.