Friendly League

Terra Adorada
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Gu Guang Cheng started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute of the match Los Hermanos CIMZ got a corner. Retumbante FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ernesto Bittencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gu Guang Cheng took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Apat Reina. Apat Reina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 23rd minute Gu Guang Cheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apat Reina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Retumbante FC's Apat Reina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Guang Cheng in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gu Guang Cheng in the 28th minute of play forced Retumbante FC's goalkeeper Apat Reina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Retumbante FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michel de Queirós in the 32nd minute. Retumbante FC's Michel de Queirós was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wojciech Duda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Retumbante FC! Apat Reina had in the 35thth minute some difficulties stopping Ernesto Bittencourt's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Retumbante FC's goalkeeper Apat Reina, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gu Guang Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apat Reina having to interfere. Wojciech Duda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauã Mandrak in the 47th minute of play.

In the 56th minute Kauã Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wojciech Duda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Gu Guang Cheng made a precise shot to the right of Apat Reina. Retumbante FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Frank Gonçalves was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 71st minute Los Hermanos CIMZ were awarded a corner. Ernesto Bittencourt went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 75th minute, Gu Guang Cheng made a precise shot to the right of Apat Reina. Retumbante FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Gu Guang Cheng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Apat Reina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Retumbante FC defense, Gu Guang Cheng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Apat Reina. The Retumbante FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Apat Reina should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Mendonça in the 89th minute of play forced Los Hermanos CIMZ's goalkeeper Wojciech Duda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Retumbante FC's Apat Reina got control of the ball when Gu Guang Cheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Retumbante FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Los Hermanos CIMZ's performance. The match ended with a win for Los Hermanos CIMZ.