Friendly League

Arena Vitoriosa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claudinei Tasso made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Rogério Soberano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Witold Gotfryd. 10 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Tião Messias came free, but Rogério Soberano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicky Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Germán Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bebeto Branco who took care of the corner kick. Ernesto Ramalho charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernesto Ramalho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 27 de Mayo booed when ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dedé de Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Rogério Soberano made a huge save. Rogério Soberano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Gotfryd in the 37th minute of play. After 39 played minutes ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ got a freekick which was hit by Tião Messias. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Witold Gotfryd stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rogério Soberano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto de Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute Ernesto Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Soberano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Witold Gotfryd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Soberano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 played minutes ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ got a freekick which was hit by Orxan Alişanov. A sloppy throw-in by Valdomiro Seco in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 27 de Mayo's Edmílson Mattos. Nicky Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogério Soberano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Gotfryd, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Germán Cano came free, but Nicky Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 27 de Mayo's Germán Cano in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute of the match 27 de Mayo got a corner. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bebeto Branco ran over to the corner to take the kick. 27 de Mayo's Bebeto Branco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicky Williamson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nicky Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Witold Gotfryd notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of 27 de Mayo's Rogério Soberano. Rogério Soberano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 27 de Mayo's Edmílson Mattos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valdomiro Seco in the 81 minute of the game. Germán Cano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicky Williamson came out and tried to block the shot, but Germán Cano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 87th minute. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s André Luís Rodrigues was substituted for Ernesto Ramalho. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 27 de Mayo! In the 97th minute there was a penalty for ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣. Witold Gotfryd stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rogério Soberano. 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.