Friendly League

Raulino de Oliveira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Eugênio Maciel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Eugênio Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. São Cristóvão F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugênio Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hudson Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. São Cristóvão F.C's Eliézer Dracena managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dito Moura in the 5 minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Nildo de Moraes made a precise shot to the right of Hudson Vander. Volta Redonda F. Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hudson Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugênio Maciel in the 11th minute of the match. Adhemar Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aírton Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. With 26 minutes on the clock, Washington de Brito commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 26th minute, Washington de Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adhemar Reis acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Enéas Gomes. Aírton Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Adhemar Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sidney Miranda's late challenge caught a Volta Redonda F. Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidney Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. Sidney Miranda hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Paulinho Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Adhemar Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adhemar Reis was a little too slow when Aírton Medeiros got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aírton Medeiros to make the kick off. Eugênio Maciel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hudson Vander firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Noel Ferreira fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Cristóvão F.C's protests and gave Noel Ferreira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Volta Redonda F. Clube. Enéas Gomes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Adhemar Reis. 3-1. When Eugênio Maciel came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the São Cristóvão F.C 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 Eugênio Maciel couldn't finish the play. When Sidney Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the São Cristóvão F.C 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 Sidney Miranda couldn't finish the play. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Laércio Sabóia with Gabriel Silveira as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Hudson Vander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th match minute, São Cristóvão F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Aírton Medeiros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adhemar Reis was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Adhemar Reis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulinho Coutinho went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Volta Redonda F. Clube getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Paulinho Coutinho hit a great ball. Giovani Loureiro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. With 86 minutes on the clock, Enéas Gomes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. When the match had been going on for 88 minutes, São Cristóvão F.C's Sidney Miranda got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Hudson Vander. In the 92nd minute, Eugênio Maciel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hudson Vander was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eugênio Maciel in the 101st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hudson Vander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Volta Redonda F. Clube booed when São Cristóvão F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 102 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovani Loureiro didn't get a good kick on the ball.