Friendly League

ALCOHOLICS STADIUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) REAL COHOLICS's Carlos Tijero started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gernando Paes was a little too slow when Carlos Tijero got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Lúcio Pitta came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Nas Horas Vagas F.C 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 Lúcio Pitta couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albertinho Netto during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Albertinho Netto hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Gernando Paes got control of the ball when Hector Urane tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 16 played minutes REAL COHOLICS got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Valdez. Túlio Guerra hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Humberto Gómez struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Gernando Paes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for REAL COHOLICS. In the 22nd minute João Augusto Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of REAL COHOLICS booed when Nas Horas Vagas F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gernando Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Tijero, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Gernando Paes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel De Gracia in the 27th minute of play. Fernando Henriguez's late challenge caught a Nas Horas Vagas F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Henriguez helped the player get up and apologised. 28 minutes into the game, one of REAL COHOLICS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 30 minutes into the match, Lúcio Pitta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Ramirez. REAL COHOLICS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lúcio Pitta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 33 minutes into the match, Nas Horas Vagas F.C's João Augusto Barbosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alex Ramirez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Gernando Paes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Nas Horas Vagas F.C from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, Giancarlo Zambrano notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Gernando Paes. Gernando Paes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 42nd minute, Humberto Gómez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The REAL COHOLICS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lúcio Pitta made a kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, João Augusto Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Augusto Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nas Horas Vagas F.C's goalkeeper Gernando Paes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Pitta got free with Alex Ramirez in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes in the game, João Augusto Barbosa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alex Ramirez having to interfere. Gernando Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Tijero in the 63rd minute of the match. Gernando Paes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel De Gracia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. REAL COHOLICS's Alex Ramirez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save REAL COHOLICS from getting a goal against them. Gernando Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Gómez, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Alex Ramirez made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Lúcio Pitta sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel De Gracia in the 74th minute of play forced Nas Horas Vagas F.C's goalkeeper Gernando Paes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando Paes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Tijero in the 76th minute of play. Lúcio Pitta took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Ramirez. Alex Ramirez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Gernando Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Valdez, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Valdez in the 90th minute of play forced Nas Horas Vagas F.C's goalkeeper Gernando Paes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.