Friendly League

Arena 1903
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. Thierry Henry started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Xande in the 4th minute of play forced Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Zé Carlos Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Carlos Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronald Mc Donald in the 9th minute of play. Thierry Henry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Dorival Travassos made a huge save. Zé Carlos Britto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Douglas Douglas went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 24th match minute, Time Pipoqueiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Augusto Massa to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronald Mc Donald in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Carlos Britto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Dorival Travassos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Ferenc Puskás's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dorival Travassos was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Zé Carlos Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Xande in the 39th minute of the match. Zé Carlos Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Bertassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Albertinho Bertassi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Pragmáticos 1903's Ruud Gullit got a free kick in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Zé Carlos Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xande Xande, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronald Mc Donald in the 60th minute of play forced Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Zé Carlos Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tião Maia hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Time Pipoqueiro's Zé do Valle was substituted for Xande Xande. Tião Maia kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pragmáticos 1903's zone, Douglas Douglas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Carlos Britto came out of the goal and Douglas Douglas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Time Pipoqueiro booed when Pragmáticos 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeu do Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Chaves hit a great ball. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Ruud Gullit hit a great ball. Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Pragmáticos 1903 from getting a goal against them. In the 85th minute Time Pipoqueiro were awarded a corner. Douglas Douglas went to the cornerflag to take it. Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry suffered a concussion after 86 minutes and had to leave the field. When Didi Rossi fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Time Pipoqueiro's protests and gave Didi Rossi a yellow card for diving instead. Didi Rossi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Zé do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Carlos Britto having to interfere. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Douglas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Pragmáticos 1903 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Time Pipoqueiro's performance. The match ended with a win for Time Pipoqueiro.