Friendly League

Estádio Macanare
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Diego Canales made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Jardel Bertassi sent off a good shot on target. Lino Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Lovo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Bertassi came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Diego Canales could save by the left post. With a little luck, West Bromwich's Diego Canales got control of the ball when Tomé de Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnoldo Portillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Lino Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nelson Lovo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Lino Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Rolando Gallardo 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. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Rolando Gallardo sped through Macanare FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lino Matorin. Lino Matorin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Alvarado, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Nelson Lovo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Lino Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnoldo Portillo took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lino Matorin. Lino Matorin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When Luis Alvarado came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the West Bromwich 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 Luis Alvarado couldn't finish the play. If Luis Alvarado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Rolando Gallardo put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Lino Matorin. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hudson Queiroz to make the kick off. The supporters of West Bromwich booed when Macanare FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naldo da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rolando Gallardo came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the West Bromwich 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 Rolando Gallardo couldn't finish the play. Luis Alvarado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Matorin having to interfere. Naldo da Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. If Rolando Gallardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Alvarado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Matorin having to interfere. In the 67th minute of the match Naldo da Silveira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diego Canales skillfully saved the ball. Nelson Lovo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Macanare FC's Lino Matorin got control of the ball when Rolando Gallardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rolando Gallardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Lino Matorin made a huge save. After 79 played minutes Macanare FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luís Andrade. Vítor dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rolando Gallardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Matorin was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. With 91 minutes on the clock, Waldir Nunes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in West Bromwich fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Macanare FC a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Enéas Mangueira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of West Bromwich's Diego Canales. 1-3. After some careless play in the West Bromwich defense, Pedro Luís Andrade kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Canales. The West Bromwich fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Canales should have stopped the shot. West Bromwich played a much better game than Macanare FC and deserved their victory. The Macanare FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.