Friendly League

NINHO DOS FALCÕES
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Gil Meira started the match with the kick off. FALCÕES VERDES were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after MUSHIBA FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rubens de Toledo took the corner. The corner ended in Rubens de Toledo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MUSHIBA FC's Rômulo Souto did a great save. The supporters of FALCÕES VERDES booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Meira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiaguinho Luz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juan dos Santos having to make a save. Juan dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiaguinho Luz in the 8th minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Alessandro Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FALCÕES VERDES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Mangueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Mangueira got free with Rômulo Souto in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juan dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiaguinho Luz in the 27th minute of the match. Rômulo Souto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alessandro Mangueira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. Tiaguinho Luz might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juan dos Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiaguinho Luz ran back to his position shaking his head. 34 minutes into the match, FALCÕES VERDES's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Luz came free, but Juan dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes in the game Oswaldo Recife did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Caco Castro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Lenzi in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rômulo Souto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiaguinho Luz in the 38th minute of play forced FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Juan dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan dos Santos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiaguinho Luz's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiaguinho Luz in the 43rd minute of play forced FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Juan dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Bruno Lenzi made a precise shot to the right of Rômulo Souto. MUSHIBA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bruno Lenzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Mangueira came free, but Rômulo Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MUSHIBA FC's Juan de Almeida managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Oswaldo Recife in the 55 minute of the game. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FALCÕES VERDES's Juan dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Meira in the 59th minute of play. MUSHIBA FC made a substitution. Benê da Costa replaced Didi Meira. 68 minutes into the match, FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Juan dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toninho Matos. In the 73rd match minute, FALCÕES VERDES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Rômulo Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Sampaio in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Gil Meira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Mangueira in the 83rd 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 85th minute, Gil Meira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gil Meira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Juan dos Santos made a huge save. Richard Vieira hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. MUSHIBA FC's Tiaguinho Luz got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Agnaldo Lara hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Raí Nogueira hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the MUSHIBA FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FALCÕES VERDES.