Friendly League

Arena Jaru-Auru
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Herz took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Jonas Herz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico Zonta was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 6 minutes into the match, Jaru-Uaru's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Herz came free, but Frederico Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jonas Herz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonas Herz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frederico Zonta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jonas Herz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico Zonta was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Herz in the 13th minute of play forced Jaru-Uaru's goalkeeper Frederico Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Jonas Herz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irwin Monney in the 16th minute of play forced Jaru-Uaru's goalkeeper Frederico Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Jonas Herz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frederico Zonta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Herz's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Herz in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frederico Zonta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute Zelg FC were awarded a corner. Albain Furst went to the cornerflag to take it. Ivan Bieber was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The Zelg FC fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Zelg FC's Jonas Herz 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nilson de Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Herz in the 40th minute of play. When Zelg FC's Jonas Herz in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jaru-Uaru's goalie prevented a goal. Frederico Zonta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilles Clerc's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The Jaru-Uaru players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Zelg FC were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cleiton Camargo to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilles Clerc in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frederico Zonta saved Jaru-Uaru from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Herz in the 52nd minute of play forced Jaru-Uaru's goalkeeper Frederico Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Herz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederico Zonta having to interfere. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Herz in the 58th minute of play. When Nilson de Brito fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jaru-Uaru's protests and gave Nilson de Brito a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Nilson de Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frederico Zonta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonas Herz went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Jaru-Uaru's Frederico Zonta got control of the ball when Irwin Monney tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gilles Clerc's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Frederico Zonta firmly grabbed it by the left post. Frederico Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Gilles Clerc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frederico Zonta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Frederico Zonta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilles Clerc in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Gilles Clerc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frederico Zonta. Jaru-Uaru's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilles Clerc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Frederico Zonta was a little too slow when Irwin Monney got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-7. Gilles Clerc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jaru-Uaru's Frederico Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irwin Monney in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Vinícius Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jonas Herz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sepp Mainville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleiton Camargo in the 96th minute of the match. When the match was over Zelg FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Jaru-Uaru throughout the match.