Friendly League

Ilha do Urubu
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dragones Celestes's Angelo Cuevas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th minute, Oswaldo Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto-Carlos Neymar in the 11th minute of play forced Dragones Celestes's goalkeeper Estevan Valdovinos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragones Celestes's Angelo Cuevas got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Estevan Valdovinos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Brazil Academy's Joélson Barbosa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alexis Parraguez in the 20 minute of the game. Leopoldo Besa scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rubinho Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Estevan Valdovinos was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Franklin Linhares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Franklin Linhares really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Antonio Abrigo kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match, Franklin Linhares tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Estevan Valdovinos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 36 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goalkeeper Estevan Valdovinos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lúcio Munhoz. Rubinho Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Cuevas in the 38th minute of play. Rubinho Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Cuevas in the 39th minute of play. Estevan Valdovinos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto-Carlos Neymar in the 43rd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lúcio Munhoz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Estevan Valdovinos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Munhoz in the 50th minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto-Carlos Neymar came free, but Estevan Valdovinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Besa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubinho Azevedo. Brazil Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leopoldo Besa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The supporters of Dragones Celestes booed when Brazil Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Brazil Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Besa came free, but Rubinho Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Brazil Academy's Rubinho Azevedo got control of the ball when Estebano Tuñon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Estevan Valdovinos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto-Carlos Neymar, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Estevan Valdovinos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Munhoz in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Dragones Celestes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estebano Tuñon to maneuver through the defense. Dragones Celestes's Estevan Valdovinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Linhares in the 74th minute of play. Dragones Celestes's Estevan Valdovinos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto-Carlos Neymar in the 77th minute of play. 2-3 became the score in the 79th minute when Angelo Cuevas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin Linhares in the 83rd minute of play forced Dragones Celestes's goalkeeper Estevan Valdovinos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Franklin Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Estevan Valdovinos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto-Carlos Neymar came free, but Estevan Valdovinos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estevan Valdovinos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Linhares in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dragones Celestes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Célio Dante was slow to take the kick. During this time Brazil Academy's players had a chance to rest. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Dragones Celestes eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.