Friendly League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ATHLETICO PRaiano's Márcio Cardoso 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. Rômulo Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Tarcisio Ramos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renato Pena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Breno da Cunha came free, but Renato Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Pena having to interfere. With a little luck, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Zé Carlos Castro got control of the ball when Gugu Leme tried to sneak it across the goal line. Breno da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Renato Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Chicão Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renato Pena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thiago Correia went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 38 minutes, Rômulo Miranda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ATHLETICO PRaiano and the IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Rômulo Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Chicão Vargas hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Breno da Cunha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Breno da Cunha got free with Renato Pena in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 53 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Renato Pena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tarcisio Ramos. Zé Carlos Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Carlos Fernando Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Renato Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 68 minutes into the game, when Chicão Vargas put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in ATHLETICO PRaiano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! A collision led to IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Bruninho Perez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Lara in the 77th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Zé Carlos Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Correia in the 78th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Renato Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rômulo Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the ATHLETICO PRaiano 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 Rômulo Miranda couldn't finish the play. If Silvinho Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Eduardo Lara spun around in front of the goal 93 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goal. In the 95th minute Thiago Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.