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 Ciro Gaspar got the match started through his kick off. If Hílton Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 5 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Egídio Vaz came free, but Luís Guilherme de Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Guilherme de Lara made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Vito Freire sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute of the match Nova Era got a corner. 27 de Mayo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vito Freire ran over to the corner to take the kick. Luís Guilherme de Lara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Egídio Vaz went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Egídio Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Guilherme de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio Vaz in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Gaspar in the 25th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 played minutes Nova Era got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Coutinho. In the 32nd minute Egídio Vaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guilherme de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Guilherme de Lara stood somewhat misplaced when Hílton Cabral came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 35 minute. Egídio Vaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Guilherme de Lara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Egídio Vaz ran back to his position shaking his head. When Pedro Coutinho fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Era's protests and gave Pedro Coutinho a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Pedro Coutinho got a free kick in the 39th minute. Egídio Vaz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Luís Guilherme de Lara skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonardo Bastos during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leonardo Bastos kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Egídio Vaz made the kick off in the second half. Hílton Cabral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Guilherme de Lara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Egídio Vaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Guilherme de Lara was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Pedro Coutinho got a free kick in the 65th minute. Ivo Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The supporters of Nova Era booed when 27 de Mayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorian Hoffmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonardo Bastos got his second yellow card in the match during the 87th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 87th match minute, 27 de Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Bastos to maneuver through the defense. Hílton Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Nova Era's zone, Dorian Hoffmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Macedo came out of the goal and Dorian Hoffmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Coutinho hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Nova Era's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.