Friendly League

Monumento Sports
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luciano Baptista got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Tiaguinho Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot. MUSHIBA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiaguinho Luz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Válter Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Mattos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MUSHIBA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monumento Sports the free kick. Arnaldo Mattos hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Gernando Quintal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Rômulo Souto made a huge save. If Luciano Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raí Nogueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Válter Siqueira. Monumento Sports's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Luciano Baptista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Válter Siqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 24 minutes, Luciano Baptista made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Monumento Sports's Válter Siqueira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th match minute, Monumento Sports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toninho Arruda to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Monumento Sports getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Lino Saldanha hit a great ball. A collision led to Monumento Sports getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Gernando Quintal hit a great ball. In the 36th minute Tiaguinho Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Válter Siqueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Luciano Baptista 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. In the 40th minute, Anselmo Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Diego Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monumento Sports's protests and gave Diego Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of MUSHIBA FC booed when Monumento Sports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Toninho Arruda to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Tiaguinho Luz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Válter Siqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute Gernando Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Ramalho to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, MUSHIBA FC's Serafim Ramalho got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When Tiaguinho Luz came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the MUSHIBA FC 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 Tiaguinho Luz couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toninho Arruda in the 68th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Rômulo Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Tiaguinho Luz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Monumento Sports's Válter Siqueira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 71 minutes, Tiaguinho Luz made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Monumento Sports's Válter Siqueira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 74 minutes, Régis Mineiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MUSHIBA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Régis Mineiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as MUSHIBA FC's Tiaguinho Luz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Válter Siqueira. That made the score 0-5 after 77 minutes of play. Válter Siqueira came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by MUSHIBA FC's Régis Mineiro. But to his dismay, Régis Mineiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. After some careless play in the Monumento Sports defense, Tiaguinho Luz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Válter Siqueira. The Monumento Sports fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Válter Siqueira should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Luiz Gustavo Mazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Válter Siqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiaguinho Luz in the 90th minute of the match. Serafim Ramalho hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Monumento Sports fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MUSHIBA FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.