Friendly League

Caverna do Ogro
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nelsinho Marinho kicked off to start the match. Nelsinho Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Slade having to interfere. Palestra do Interior's Fernando Pras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Palestra do Interior from getting a goal against them. Chris Slade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Marinho in the 16th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Nelsinho Marinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chris Slade was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Ronaldo Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chris Slade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Palestra do Interior getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ronaldo Pirani hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Pirani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Chris Slade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Evandro Passos's late challenge caught a Palestra do Interior's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evandro Passos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th minute, Evandro Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chris Slade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Marinho in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Ogro F.C. getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. João Carlos Pitta hit a great ball. When Travis Barker fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ogro F.C.'s protests and gave Travis Barker a yellow card for diving instead. Richard Ríos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chris Slade. Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Hélder Simão came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Ogro F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hélder Simão couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hélder Simão to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perivaldo Carneiro got free with Chris Slade in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christiano Palmeira hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th match minute, Ogro F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Travis Barker to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Nelsinho Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palestra do Interior made a substitution. David Vale replaced Alex Toscano. After 62 played minutes Palestra do Interior got a freekick which was hit by Nelsinho Marinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Pitta in the 65th minute of play forced Palestra do Interior's goalkeeper Fernando Pras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ogro F.C. booed when Palestra do Interior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anísio Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 0-2 became the score in the 72nd minute when Nelsinho Marinho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chris Slade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perivaldo Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Slade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perivaldo Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Maurinho Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Pras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Slade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinei Brito's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Fernando Pras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Rafael Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Palestra do Interior had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.