Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodri Palacios kicked off to start the match. Gu Zhou Xiao blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ronaldo Giovanelli having to make a save. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rossangeles fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Christian Facchetti came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Galo do Japi's Cafu Ringaa. But to his dismay, Cafu Ringaa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Galo do Japi's zone, Rodri Palacios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldo Giovanelli came out of the goal and Rodri Palacios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute of the game Attilio Bice made a throw-in which Adam Zieba played forward. Galo do Japi's Paulo Renato Saraiva got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Christian Facchetti managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 26th minute, Sílvio Luís Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Facchetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Santana in the 27th minute of the match. When Paulo Renato Saraiva came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Galo do Japi 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 Paulo Renato Saraiva couldn't finish the play. Christian Facchetti was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Carlos Santana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlos Santana really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Christian Facchetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Attilio Bice to maneuver through the defense. Beppe Micucci charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beppe Micucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Micucci to maneuver through the defense. Galo do Japi's Cléberson Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carlos Santana's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Christian Facchetti firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Cléberson Lara hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Santana made a kick off. Carlos Santana scored 3-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christian Facchetti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 55 minutes into the game, Attilio Bice threw the ball into play from the sideline. Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Christian Facchetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute of the game Attilio Bice made a throw-in which Adam Zieba played forward. In the 59th minute of the match, Rodri Palacios tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 60th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Christian Facchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the game, Carlos Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Christian Facchetti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 68th minute, Attilio Bice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Facchetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rossangeles! Christian Facchetti had in the 73rdth minute some difficulties stopping Cafu Ringaa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Carlos Santana scored 5-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christian Facchetti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christian Facchetti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Santana's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Santana in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christian Facchetti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Carlos Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Facchetti was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Carlos Santana notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Rossangeles's Christian Facchetti. Christian Facchetti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rossangeles's goalie prevented a goal. Paulo Renato Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Christian Facchetti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 86th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Christian Facchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Paulo Renato Saraiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galo do Japi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. 89 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Santana came free, but Christian Facchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 91st minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Christian Facchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Carlos Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Facchetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Rolfsson came free, but Christian Facchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Galo do Japi players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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