Friendly League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Aloísio Lima started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Motta Futebol Clube's Leandro Saldanha got a free kick in the 2nd minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Sabóia in the 6th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexandru Eugen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aírton de Lima. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandru Eugen got free with Aírton de Lima in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Sabóia in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Motta Futebol Clube's Artur Sabóia got a free kick in the 14th minute. Aírton de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio Lima in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Jorge Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter Steele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Joachim Backlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Aírton de Lima made a huge save. Aírton de Lima made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Alexandru Eugen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Sabóia in the 34th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Peter Steele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match, Odysseas Voutsas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aírton de Lima saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aírton de Lima was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Joachim Backlund capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joachim Backlund really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Hermes in the 42nd minute of play. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Odysseas Voutsas in the 44th minute of play. The supporters of Motta Futebol Clube booed when PALMEIRAS-UTAH was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aloísio Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Lu Ladron made the kick off in the second half. Aírton de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odysseas Voutsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. Leandro Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Peter Steele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joachim Backlund in the 53rd minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Lu Ladron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Motta Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a little luck, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele got control of the ball when Artur Sabóia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peter Steele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Sabóia, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute Alexandru Eugen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute of the match, Válbson de Alcântara tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Peter Steele saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Bailey Kerns replaced Alexandru Eugen. Motta Futebol Clube made a substitution. Freddie Vennerberg replaced Artur Sabóia. Motta Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dudu Hermes took the corner. Aírton de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odysseas Voutsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Bailey Kerns came free, but Aírton de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Saldanha got free with Peter Steele in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peter Steele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lu Ladron in the 75th minute. Peter Steele made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Lu Ladron sent off a good shot on target. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio Lima in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Motta Futebol Clube's Lu Ladron dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Aírton de Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Lima in the 88th minute of the match. After 92 minutes of play, Motta Futebol Clube's Válbson de Alcântara made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peter Steele was left in no man's land by his defense there! Motta Futebol Clube made a substitution. Armandinho Carvalho replaced Lu Ladron. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Motta Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.