Friendly League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Egídio Vaz got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Zézinho Rossi came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Claudinei Tasso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Macedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Didi Vergílio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rogério Soberano. That made the score 1-1 in the 9 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Ivo Silva got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's Edmílson Mattos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Macedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinei Tasso during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Nova Era booed when 27 de Mayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Hílton Cabral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Era fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Alfredo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Rossi in the 32nd minute of the match. Luís Guilherme de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Egídio Vaz came free, but Rogério Soberano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 played minutes 27 de Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Rossi. With a little luck, 27 de Mayo's Rogério Soberano got control of the ball when Egídio Vaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alfredo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 27 de Mayo's Zézinho Rossi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vito Freire in the 42 minute of the game. After some careless play in the Nova Era defense, Claudinei Tasso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Macedo. The Nova Era fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Macedo should have stopped the shot. 47 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Zézinho Rossi came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinei Tasso to make the kick off. Luís Guilherme de Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Guilherme de Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luís Guilherme de Lara hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Egídio Vaz 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. Gilmar Veloso hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Rogério Soberano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Claudinei Tasso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Tasso in the 75th minute of play. When Nova Era's Didi Vergílio in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 27 de Mayo's goalie prevented a goal. If Zézinho Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 de Mayo's Claudinei Tasso got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Nova Era from getting a goal against them. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.