Friendly League

Ninho do Pássaro
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Fernandes kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Matorin in the 2nd minute of play forced REAL VASCO RIO's goalkeeper Júlio Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo Soares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Júlio Catarinense made a huge save. In the 5th minute, Al-Fajuth's Eliseu Alagoano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a rather tough play, REAL VASCO RIO's Alfredo Fernandes got a free kick in the 8th minute. Rômulo Soares who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Júlio Catarinense when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Alagoano in the 13th minute of play forced REAL VASCO RIO's goalkeeper Júlio Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Al-Fajuth's Rômulo Soares ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Júlio Catarinense. Júlio Catarinense yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Natã Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Fernandes in the 24th minute of the match. Wilson Matorin charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilson Matorin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Wilson Matorin hit a great ball. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The supporters of REAL VASCO RIO booed when Al-Fajuth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maicon Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 played minutes REAL VASCO RIO got a freekick which was hit by José Pedro Simão. Alfredo Fernandes scored 2-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Édouard Mendy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Júlio Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rômulo Soares in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, REAL VASCO RIO's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Alagoano came free, but Júlio Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Matorin scored 3-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Júlio Catarinense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Alagoano in the 46th minute of play forced REAL VASCO RIO's goalkeeper Júlio Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jefferson Maia charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jefferson Maia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseu Alagoano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliseu Alagoano scored 4-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Júlio Catarinense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Júlio Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Júlio Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Fernandes got free with Édouard Mendy in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 66 minutes into the game, Eliseu Alagoano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Al-Fajuth's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave REAL VASCO RIO the free kick. Júlio Catarinense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rômulo Soares went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Léo Ortiz charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Léo Ortiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Léo Ortiz hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Wilson Matorin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al-Fajuth fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. In the 80th minute, Célio Albuquerque made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Catarinense. REAL VASCO RIO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. Al-Fajuth's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.