Friendly League

Arena CaldeirãoVerde
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernandão Loyola kicked off to start the match. Kauã Mandrak kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Kauã Mandrak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdir Pérez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Retumbante FC's Kauã Mandrak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdir Pérez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Valdir Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, José Paulo Mendonça made a precise shot to the right of Valdir Pérez. União Verde FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Valdir Pérez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in União Verde FC's zone, José Paulo Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdir Pérez came out of the goal and José Paulo Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Kauã Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdir Pérez was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Fernandão Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bebeto de Salles hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Kauã Mandrak scored 0-3 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valdir Pérez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valdir Pérez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Mendonça in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Kauã Mandrak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valdir Pérez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in União Verde FC's zone, José Paulo Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdir Pérez came out of the goal and José Paulo Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The União Verde FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Retumbante FC were winning 0-4.

Kauã Mandrak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valdir Pérez having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernandão Loyola during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fernandão Loyola hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Kauã Mandrak might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valdir Pérez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kauã Mandrak ran back to his position shaking his head. When %teams%'s Kauã Mandrak was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-5 just inside the left pole, 59 minutes into the game. Valdir Pérez was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 65 minutes into the game, Retumbante FC's José Paulo Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdir Pérez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Retumbante FC's Luiz Fernando Mota was substituted for Basílio Cearense. If José Paulo Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabinho Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Valdir Pérez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, José Paulo Mendonça lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Valdir Pérez. 81 minutes into the game, José Paulo Mendonça cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Valdir Pérez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Valdir Pérez managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Retumbante FC's José Paulo Mendonça fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Valdir Pérez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 88 minutes, Fabinho Bittencourt made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. União Verde FC's Valdir Pérez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Décio Antonio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valdir Pérez came out and tried to block the shot, but Décio Antonio slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 91st minute. José Paulo Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Valdir Pérez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Retumbante FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.