Friendly League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolfo Schneebeli kicked off to start the match. When Eriberto de Souza fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galo do Japi's protests and gave Eriberto de Souza a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Bravecto booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Bravecto's Matías Cocca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Giovanelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jonatan Rolfsson hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Bravecto's goalkeeper Robustiano Etxahun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Santana. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Cocca in the 8th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodolfo Bieito made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Albert Yttervik immediately put the ball in play. Robustiano Etxahun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 11th minute of play. After 14 minutes Bravecto's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Númi Fode who took care of the corner kick. 15 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Matías Cocca came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 18th minute of play forced Bravecto's goalkeeper Robustiano Etxahun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Paulo Renato Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robustiano Etxahun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Bravecto's goalkeeper Robustiano Etxahun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Santana. Ronaldo Giovanelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Nazario's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Yttervik in the 26th minute of play. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Nazario in the 27th minute of play. Rodolfo Bieito made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato. Robustiano Etxahun was a little too slow when Paulo Renato Saraiva got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-0. Carlos Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robustiano Etxahun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Cocca in the 39th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Paulo Renato Saraiva hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Galo do Japi's Cauan Catarinense seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cauan Catarinense the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Galo do Japi protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cauan Catarinense had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Galo do Japi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bravecto:s goal. Ronaldo Giovanelli had in the 43rdth minute some difficulties stopping Rodolfo Bieito's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ronaldo Giovanelli came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Bravecto's Rodolfo Bieito. But to his dismay, Rodolfo Bieito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Nazario in the 46th minute of the match. Númi Fode hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulo Renato Saraiva made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Bravecto's zone, Paulo Renato Saraiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robustiano Etxahun came out of the goal and Paulo Renato Saraiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Carlos Santana hit a great ball. Galo do Japi made a substitution. Edvaldo Motta replaced Númi Fode. In the 58th minute, Carlos Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Carlos Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Eriberto de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Nazario in the 66th minute of play. Robustiano Etxahun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Robustiano Etxahun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 73rd minute of the match. Robustiano Etxahun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Santana in the 76th minute of play. Robustiano Etxahun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 77th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Galo do Japi's corner Paulo Renato Saraiva fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Robustiano Etxahun quite easily take care of the ball. Galo do Japi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cafu Ringaa in the 80th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Edvaldo Motta got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-1. 80 minutes into the match. Robustiano Etxahun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robustiano Etxahun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 89th minute of the match. A collision led to Galo do Japi getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Carlos Santana hit a great ball.