Friendly League

ALCOHOLICS STADIUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giovani Pirani started the match with the kick off. Hernani da Rocha was a little too slow when Manuel De Gracia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Alex Ramirez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Albuquerque in the 7th minute of play. In the 11thth minute of the game Elivélton Palmeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but REAL COHOLICS's Alex Ramirez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Pirani in the 13th minute of play forced REAL COHOLICS's goalkeeper Alex Ramirez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, REAL COHOLICS's goal looked a bit too open when Elivélton Palmeira came free, but Alex Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovani Pirani in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Ramirez saved REAL COHOLICS from getting behind. Alex Ramirez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elivélton Palmeira in the 18th minute of play. Alex Ramirez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elivélton Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel De Gracia during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to REAL COHOLICS getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Manuel De Gracia hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Igor Albuquerque 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. In the 26th match minute, AC Korban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Falcão to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute of the match REAL COHOLICS got a corner. AC Korban's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hector Urane ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of REAL COHOLICS booed when AC Korban was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 played minutes REAL COHOLICS got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Henriguez. Elivélton Palmeira took the ball and in the 40 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 1-1. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Giovani Pirani put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Alex Ramirez. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Tijero was the one to do the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Elivélton Palmeira got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alex Ramirez made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Giovani Pirani sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Giovani Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Korban's supporters rose to their feet, but Giovani Pirani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Ramirez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Carlos Tijero came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the REAL COHOLICS 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 Carlos Tijero couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giovani Pirani got free with Alex Ramirez in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute, Giancarlo Zambrano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 played minutes AC Korban got a freekick which was hit by Elivélton Palmeira. After 77 minutes, Igor Albuquerque mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Korban and the REAL COHOLICS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elivélton Palmeira succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-4. In the 92nd minute, Igor Albuquerque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Elivélton Palmeira 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 referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AC Korban eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.