Friendly League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mike Clinton kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Inmortales FC's Mike Clinton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sydney Barros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With an all-out effort, Granadero10's Cristopher Herndon threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonel Vasconcelos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Wesley Cage fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Barros having to interfere. Saturnino Rey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristopher Herndon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Senna in the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Inmortales FC's Tim Schaffer got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Valdomiro Damião received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristopher Herndon came out and tried to block the shot, but Valdomiro Damião slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 25th minute. When Inmortales FC's Mike Clinton in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Granadero10's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Granadero10 booed when Inmortales FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Hollandsworth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Betão Senna received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristopher Herndon came out and tried to block the shot, but Betão Senna slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 35th minute. Sydney Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Clinton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Betão Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sydney Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mike Clinton in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Betão Senna to strike the kick off in the second half. Edvaldo Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Inmortales FC's Cristopher Herndon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro Damião in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Granadero10 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Valdomiro Damião hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Granadero10's Edvaldo Madureira got a free kick in the 57th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Inmortales FC's Gilbert Brooks tried to score from far away in the 58th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cristopher Herndon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Valdomiro Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mike Clinton kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sydney Barros. That made the score 2-2 in the 65 minute of play. Sydney Barros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tim Schaffer went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 71 minutes into the match, Granadero10's goalkeeper Sydney Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mike Clinton. After 71 played minutes Granadero10 got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Madureira. In the 77thth minute of the game Mike Clinton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granadero10's Sydney Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Granadero10's Sydney Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Frye in the 82nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Inmortales FC defense, Betão Senna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristopher Herndon. The Inmortales FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristopher Herndon should have stopped the shot. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.