Friendly League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arlindo Vander started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Karlo in the 10th minute of play forced BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalkeeper Célio Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Tartalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Célio Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Angel Bessone received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Célio Varela came out and tried to block the shot, but Angel Bessone slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Célio Varela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasio Karlo in the 18th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Silverio Jacob lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Célio Varela. Célio Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silverio Jacob, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the last second Célio Varela throw himself and got hold of the ball when Silverio Jacob in the 36thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 38 minutes of play, Franja Dorada's Igor Tartalo made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Célio Varela was left in no man's land by his defense there! Silverio Jacob's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Célio Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Franja Dorada got a corner. BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Igor Tartalo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Igor Tartalo made a great header on Franja Dorada's corner, it was just that BOA VISTA E.C.'s Célio Varela managed to reach the ball for a save. Valentin Licerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramón Madureira in the 46th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silverio Jacob to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Cauan Guedes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BOA VISTA E.C. and the Franja Dorada players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in BOA VISTA E.C.'s zone, Urbano Sagrario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Célio Varela came out of the goal and Urbano Sagrario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 56 played minutes BOA VISTA E.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Madureira. 61 minutes into the match, BOA VISTA E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Urbano Sagrario came free, but Célio Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Anastasio Karlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Franja Dorada's Tadeusz Mroczynski got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Igor Tartalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Célio Varela having to interfere. Célio Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Paio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute Mevlüt Vurgun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Célio Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Mevlüt Vurgun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Tartalo in the 84th minute of play forced BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalkeeper Célio Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 played minutes BOA VISTA E.C. got a freekick which was hit by Zé Carlos Vides. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Sagrario in the 86th minute of play forced BOA VISTA E.C.'s goalkeeper Célio Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in BOA VISTA E.C.'s zone, Leonardo Paio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Célio Varela came out of the goal and Leonardo Paio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramón Madureira's late challenge caught a Franja Dorada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramón Madureira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Ramón Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho Cearense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Valentin Licerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Franja Dorada's Armando Rozarius got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Célio Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Sagrario in the 95th minute of the match. Franja Dorada's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.