Friendly League

Monumental do Bonfim
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gottfrid Heggert started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, SSC Ambrosini's Martin Hedberg got control of the ball when João Carlos Ramalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Catugi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rômulo Romero to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the game, Nils-Emil Tunberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SSC Ambrosini's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Catugi FC the free kick. Catugi FC made a substitution. Giovani Maia replaced Cássio Matos. After a rather tough play, SSC Ambrosini's Nils-Emil Tunberg got a free kick in the 25th minute. Luizão Braga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Forssell went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 41st minute, Kasper Kristiansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Glauco de Amorim made in the 45th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Raimundo Torres. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dida Batista was the one to do the kick off. Giovani Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. SSC Ambrosini's Martin Hedberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Maia in the 52nd minute of play. Kasper Kristiansson was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, SSC Ambrosini's Kasper Kristiansson got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Martin Hedberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Carlos Ramalho went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Martin Hedberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 59 minutes, Dida Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Catugi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dida Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When SSC Ambrosini's Gottfrid Heggert in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Catugi FC's goalie prevented a goal. 68 minutes into the game, Silas Barbosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Catugi FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SSC Ambrosini the free kick. In the 68th match minute, Catugi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silas Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Dida Batista hit a great ball. Nils-Emil Tunberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luizão Braga. Catugi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Catugi FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Joel Forssell scored to the left of an out of position Luizão Braga, making the score, 1-3. Gottfrid Heggert succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 83rd playminute. João Carlos Ramalho took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Hedberg. Martin Hedberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. In the 91st match minute, Catugi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dida Batista to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over SSC Ambrosini could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Catugi FC throughout the match.