Friendly League

Boca do Lobo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Paulo Renato Paiva started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Zé Vieira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Leon's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murilo Neto got free with Zé Vieira in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murilo Neto got free with Zé Vieira in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Paiva in the 9th minute of play forced E.C.Pelotas's goalkeeper Sobhy Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Magalhães made in the 12th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cacá Mesquita immediately put the ball in play. Sobhy Paredes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardo Mesquita went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alfonso Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Vieira having to interfere. E.C.Pelotas's Sobhy Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cacá Mesquita in the 21st minute of play. After taking down the ball on E.C.Pelotas's corner Benjamin Marinho fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zé Vieira quite easily take care of the ball. Zé Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Leon, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Alfonso Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Vieira having to interfere. Alfonso Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Zé Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When E.C.Pelotas's Alfonso Leon 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 Inazuma Japan's goalie prevented a goal. If Alfonso Leon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Joaquim Maranhense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sobhy Paredes. E.C.Pelotas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim Maranhense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfonso Leon got free with Zé Vieira in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sobhy Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Zé Vieira made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Murilo Neto sent off a good shot on target. After the first half Inazuma Japan were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfonso Leon was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Murilo Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Vieira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Vieira having to interfere. Benjamin Marinho hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. E.C.Pelotas's Ronaldinho Gaúcho was substituted for Lionel Ronaldo. With a little luck, E.C.Pelotas's Sobhy Paredes got control of the ball when Paulo Renato Paiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Luke Modrić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sobhy Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Maranhense in the 64th minute of the match. Sobhy Paredes had great luck who in the 64thth minute grab hold of the ball when Joaquim Maranhense from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 69 minutes of play, E.C.Pelotas's Murilo Neto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Vieira was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute, Wilhelm Rolfsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luke Modrić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Benjamin Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sobhy Paredes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Mesquita in the 81st minute. Tales França hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Zé Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Luke Modrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Vieira having to interfere. After 90 played minutes Inazuma Japan got a freekick which was hit by Tales França. Sobhy Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Paiva in the 94th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Inazuma Japan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.