Friendly League

NG Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Júnior Quintana started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Travassos came free, but Sergio Rochet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Anacleto Gaizkine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fábio Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anacleto Gaizkine in the 5th minute of play. Fábio Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anacleto Gaizkine, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Gremio NG's Fábio Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anacleto Gaizkine in the 12th minute of play. Fábio Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anacleto Gaizkine, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 19th minute, Júnior Quintana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gremio NG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by The dogs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Raimundo Travassos was slow to take the kick. During this time Gremio NG's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Hélder Antunes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 32 minutes into the game, Anacleto Gaizkine cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Fábio Pinheiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raimundo Travassos hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Anacleto Gaizkine ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fábio Pinheiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Anacleto Gaizkine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Anacleto Gaizkine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fábio Pinheiro was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anacleto Gaizkine stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The dogs's Prospero Nesor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fábio Pinheiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 55 minutes, Genaro Polo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The dogs and the Gremio NG players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 56 played minutes The dogs got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Polo. In the 57th minute, Júnior Quintana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as The dogs's Fikri Tekinay slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fábio Pinheiro. That made the score 1-4 after 58 minutes of play. A hard shot 62 in the game by Anacleto Gaizkine from a close distance when the talented Fábio Pinheiro managed to make a qualified save. Gremio NG's players were relieved. The dogs's Anacleto Gaizkine got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The dogs made a substitution. Ariel Bertin replaced Hakkı Aslan. After 69 played minutes Gremio NG got a freekick which was hit by Silvério Diniz. Fábio Pinheiro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 72nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Genaro Polo. The dogs's Napoleon Basaik pulled a muscle in his leg after 72 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dino do Vale during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dino do Vale hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Fábio Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fikri Tekinay, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Ryan Gray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sandrinho Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Fábio Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anacleto Gaizkine in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gremio NG's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Genaro Polo was slow to take the kick. During this time The dogs's players had a chance to rest. Sergio Rochet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Quintana in the 86th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Fikri Tekinay 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 final whistle sounded The dogs left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gremio NG.