Friendly League

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Motta Futebol Clube's Lu Ladron in 14 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Dida Taffarel guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 24th 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: 1-0. Aírton de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aírton de Lima was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Dida Taffarel 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 34th minute. Freddie Vennerberg charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Freddie Vennerberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 41 played minutes Motta Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Freddie Vennerberg. In the 44th minute of the game Paulão Favoretto made a throw-in which Xie Ao played forward. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Válbson de Alcântara to strike the kick off in the second half. Aírton de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selami Rezan to maneuver through the defense. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Ladron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Taffarel 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 63rd minute. Aírton de Lima made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Alfredo Martins sent off a good shot on target. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Ladron in the 67th minute of the match. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson de Alcântara in the 68th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Moussa Kabre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson de Alcântara in the 75th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Válbson de Alcântara 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: 2-0. Marquês de Herval made a substitution. Jair Bostan replaced Selami Rezan. 80 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Sabóia came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Motta Futebol Clube's Armandinho Carvalho was substituted for Lu Ladron. Armandinho Carvalho hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Artur Sabóia struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Dida Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Motta Futebol Clube. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Motta Futebol Clube fully deserved thier win.