Friendly League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Washington Lira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dráusio Garcia hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Patrik Gribfeldt hit a great ball. Nico Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Augusto Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Saldanha came free, but Nico Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falcão Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Washington Lira in the 21st minute. Washington Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Cunha having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Augusto Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nico Furlan was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. William Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute Augusto Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gracie Barra's Şamil Sağman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Chiquinho Silveira in the 41 minute of the game. Nico Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 42nd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Saldanha to strike the kick off in the second half. Chiquinho Silveira hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Saldanha got free with Nico Furlan in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augusto Saldanha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nico Furlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Saldanha got free with Nico Furlan in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gracie Barra's Hugo de Queirós was substituted for Jamey Hankins. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Nilton Botelho replaced Pedro Velloso. The audience thought a goal was coming when Snorri De Hond got free with Nico Furlan in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Şamil Sağman hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, Gracie Barra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olavo Costa to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's goal looked a bit too open when Délio Campidelis came free, but Falcão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Chiquinho Silveira hit a great ball. In the 92nd match minute, DENVER™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Snorri De Hond in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nico Furlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole.