Friendly League

Carnegie Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Eduardo França got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Luís Eduardo França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farès Zarabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Kashima Antlers defense, Wilian Alcântara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Farès Zarabi. The Kashima Antlers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Farès Zarabi should have stopped the shot. Reinaldo Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Kashima Antlers's Hicham Djamel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Narciso Guimarães. That made the score 1-2 after 18 minutes of play. When Tahar Ramdani fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kashima Antlers's protests and gave Tahar Ramdani a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of October 04 booed when Kashima Antlers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tahar Ramdani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Kashima Antlers's Slimane Kraouche got a free kick in the 24th minute. If Geraldo Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farès Zarabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farès Zarabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilian Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farès Zarabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Eduardo França, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 44 played minutes Kashima Antlers got a freekick which was hit by Kamel Bella. Farès Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Schmidt in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half October 04 were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hicham Djamel made a kick off. Farès Zarabi made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Fabinho Falcão sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, Kashima Antlers's goalkeeper Farès Zarabi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilian Alcântara. Kashima Antlers's Farès Zarabi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Kashima Antlers from getting a goal against them. Luís Eduardo França took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Farès Zarabi. Farès Zarabi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Farès Zarabi came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by October 04's Luís Eduardo França. But to his dismay, Luís Eduardo França quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Wilian Alcântara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Farès Zarabi having to make a save. October 04 made a substitution. Rodolfo Munhoz replaced Alex Mello. In the 71st minute, Luís Eduardo França fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 71st minute Geraldo Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farès Zarabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farès Zarabi made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Luís Eduardo França sent off a good shot on target. Farès Zarabi was a little too slow when Geraldo Schmidt got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-6. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Waldemar de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. October 04's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldemar de Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farès Zarabi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kashima Antlers's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Wilian Alcântara 79 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-7. After 84 minutes of play, October 04's Wilian Alcântara made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Farès Zarabi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 88th minute Faouzi Boniche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farès Zarabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Eduardo França in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Kashima Antlers's goalkeeper Farès Zarabi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Eduardo França. Luís Eduardo França could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Farès Zarabi made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Luís Eduardo França's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farès Zarabi was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. 96 minutes into the match, Kashima Antlers's goalkeeper Farès Zarabi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Eduardo França. When the final whistle sounded October 04 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kashima Antlers.