Friendly League

Nilton Santos
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. Cauan Toscano started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cauan Toscano in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mário Quirino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belmiro Leal during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Belmiro Leal hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Walmyr Alagoano during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Walmyr Alagoano hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 9 played minutes Fluminense DF got a freekick which was hit by Dudu Aguiar. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Álvaro Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Estrela Solitária's supporters rose to their feet, but Álvaro Neiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Brito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Fluminense DF getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Hélio de Azevedo hit a great ball. Fernandão Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Enio Travassos kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cauan Toscano in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mário Quirino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute, Teodoro Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cauan Toscano in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mário Quirino saved Estrela Solitária from getting behind. Estrela Solitária's Luís Fernando Proença got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Álvaro Neiva hit a great ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cauan Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estrela Solitária's Mário Quirino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonas Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandão Queirós in the 34th minute of the match. Cauan Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mário Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cauan Toscano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mário Quirino was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Luís Fernando Proença fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Brito having to interfere. Jonas Brito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernandão Queirós went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Álvaro Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Fernando Proença to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos Torres came free, but Mário Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fernandão Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Estrela Solitária 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 Fernandão Queirós couldn't finish the play. Cauan Toscano hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Fluminense DF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudu Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Álvaro Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrela Solitária's supporters crossed their fingers, but Álvaro Neiva 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 67th minute, Fluminense DF's Cauan Toscano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mário Quirino. Mário Quirino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Mário Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Toscano in the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Cauan Toscano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mário Quirino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 76th minute, João Carlos Torres fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mário Quirino, passed just outside the right post. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Fluminense DF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cauan Toscanos short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Mário Quirino to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Fluminense DF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.