Friendly League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Egídio Vaz got the match started through his kick off. Zé Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hílton Cabral in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Aguiar in the 7th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Aguiar in the 9th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes of play, Nova Era's Didi Vergílio made it 1-0 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! Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 25 in the game by Egídio Vaz from a close distance when the talented Zé Vieira managed to make a qualified save. Inazuma Japan's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Inazuma Japan's Fabrício Félix got a free kick in the 25th minute. Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, Eliseu Dante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inazuma Japan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nova Era the free kick. The supporters of Nova Era booed when Inazuma Japan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseu Dante didn't get a good kick on the ball. Egídio Vaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Zé Vieira made a huge save. Antônio Aguiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vito Freire during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vito Freire kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Alfredo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Renato Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of Inazuma Japan booed when Nova Era was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilmar Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Tales França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vito Freire got free with Zé Vieira in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Aguiar in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Inazuma Japan's goalkeeper Zé Vieira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Egídio Vaz. After some careless play in the Inazuma Japan defense, Egídio Vaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Vieira. The Inazuma Japan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Vieira should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Renato Paiva was the one to do the kick off. In the 56thth minute of the game Egídio Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inazuma Japan's Zé Vieira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Egídio Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inazuma Japan's Zé Vieira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Antônio Aguiar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Macedo was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Silva in the 63rd minute of play. Alfredo Macedo was a little too slow when Rui Silva got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 2-1. Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Nova Era from getting a goal against them. Alfredo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Silva in the 71st minute of the match. After 72 minutes Nova Era's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eliseu Dante who took care of the corner kick. Eliseu Dante made a great header on Inazuma Japan's corner, it was just that Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 81st minute Egídio Vaz 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. Zé Vieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egídio Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inazuma Japan's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Nova Era had won, even though Inazuma Japan had held more of the ball.