Friendly League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pietro Santos got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Alexandru Eugen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Jorge Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pietro Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Truman Harrington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pietro Santos in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pietro Santos in the 15th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Truman Harrington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pietro Santos in the 15th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pietro Santos in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Truman Harrington saved PALMEIRAS-UTAH from getting behind. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pietro Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Aloísio Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PALMEIRAS-UTAH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 25th minute, Aloísio Lima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thomás Fernandes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. FALCÕES VERDES made a substitution. Betinho Lenzi replaced Pietro Santos. FALCÕES VERDES made a substitution. Gugu Mello replaced Juvenal Urbano. After a rather tough play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Jorge Pirani got a free kick in the 30th minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Truman Harrington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gugu Mello in the 31st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gugu Mello in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Truman Harrington prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dominik Olchawa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Thomás Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, PALMEIRAS-UTAH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reyes Boyle to maneuver through the defense. After 37 played minutes, FALCÕES VERDES's Cristiano Bueno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Truman Harrington 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 FALCÕES VERDES reached it. Truman Harrington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betinho Lenzi in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, FALCÕES VERDES's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Eugen came free, but Thomás Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gugu Mello's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Truman Harrington read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Lenzi in the 46th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bailey Kerns made a kick off. In the 56th minute Reyes Boyle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emre Çeliksu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Truman Harrington came out and tried to block the shot, but Emre Çeliksu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emre Çeliksu got free with Truman Harrington in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sakarias Åström in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Truman Harrington, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 74th minute Emre Çeliksu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomás Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aloísio Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Kerns in the 82nd minute of play forced FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Thomás Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bailey Kerns took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomás Fernandes. Thomás Fernandes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. A collision led to PALMEIRAS-UTAH getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Aloísio Lima hit a great ball. Bailey Kerns scored 4-1 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomás Fernandes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the FALCÕES VERDES players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for PALMEIRAS-UTAH.