Friendly League

Estádio Rei Pelé
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Habib Ali Picavea kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Morro Grande E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Koenig came free, but Gláuber Brodel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Charlie Boström sped through Morro Grande E.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gláuber Brodel. Gláuber Brodel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aykut Canel in the 17th minute of the match. Gláuber Brodel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Boström in the 21st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Morro Grande E.C defense, Roman Koenig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gláuber Brodel. The Morro Grande E.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gláuber Brodel should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Habib Ali Picavea got free with Renan Melo in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28thth minute of the game Habib Ali Picavea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.A. Francana's Renan Melo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the match, A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcos Ramalho. 32 minutes into the match, Morro Grande E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Boström came free, but Gláuber Brodel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A.A. Francana's Renan Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save A.A. Francana from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, Kaká Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gláuber Brodel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aykut Canel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Aykut Canel put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Gláuber Brodel. Gláuber Brodel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Boström, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Charlie Boström made the kick off in the second half. Renan Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho in the 53rd minute of play. After 56 played minutes, A.A. Francana's Francisco Secco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gláuber Brodel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in A.A. Francana reached it. Habib Ali Picavea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Melo having to interfere. Roman Koenig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gláuber Brodel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Marcos Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morro Grande E.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcos Ramalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute Habib Ali Picavea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Morro Grande E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Boström came free, but Gláuber Brodel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Charlie Boström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gláuber Brodel was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 79th minute A.A. Francana were awarded a corner. Francisco Secco went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Francisco Secco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gláuber Brodel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gláuber Brodel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aykut Canel in the 80th minute. After taking down the ball on A.A. Francana's corner Francisco Secco fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gláuber Brodel quite easily take care of the ball. Morro Grande E.C's Habib Ali Picavea got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gláuber Brodel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Boström in the 89th minute of the match. Charlie Boström was extremely unlucky when he, in the 91st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toninho Caca-Rato during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Toninho Caca-Rato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aykut Canel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gláuber Brodel having to interfere. The A.A. Francana supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing A.A. Francana would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.