Friendly League

Altar of Sacrifice
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hernan Kelemen made the kick off and thus started the match. When Henrique Miranda fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Raining Blood's protests and gave Henrique Miranda a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute Pascual Eneas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Pascual Eneas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When RIVER's Pascual Eneas in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Raining Blood's goalie prevented a goal. RIVER's Mauricio Fernanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Miranda in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Raining Blood booed when RIVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uriel Txordon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Augusto Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Txordon in the 21st minute of play. Carlos Augusto Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Kelemen in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Florentino Endira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Raining Blood's Humberto Simão got a free kick in the 29th minute. Carlos Augusto Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Txordon in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of RIVER booed when Raining Blood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Augusto Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Raining Blood's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Txordon came free, but Carlos Augusto Palmeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Augusto Palmeira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pascual Eneas went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Mauricio Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Arantes in the 40th minute of play. In the 44th minute Henrique Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Fernanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when João Pedro Souza made the kick off in the second half. Reynaldo Arósio kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Xacintu in the 55th minute of play forced Raining Blood's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 played minutes RIVER got a freekick which was hit by Uriel Txordon. In the 65th minute Luiz Fernando Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Fernanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that João Pedro Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Fernanco was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Luiz Fernando Arantes hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Miranda in the 71st minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Mauricio Fernanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Augusto Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Eneas in the 74th minute of the match. Mauricio Fernanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Luiz Fernando Arantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauricio Fernanco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Mauricio Fernanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Henrique Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Fernanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as RIVER's Pascual Eneas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carlos Augusto Palmeira. That made the score 1-3 after 89 minutes of play. If Hernan Kelemen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carlos Augusto Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Eneas in the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Trancoso in the 97th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Mauricio Fernanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. RIVER walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.