Friendly League

Boca do Lobo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Toninho Madureira made the kick off and thus started the match. Sobhy Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toninho Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind BOTAFOGO's goalkeeper Alfonso Taraborrelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 11 minutes, Claudinei Sanches mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BOTAFOGO and the E.C.Pelotas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, BOTAFOGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Sanches to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Taraborrelli was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benjamin Marinho. In the 16th minute Toninho Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sobhy Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Benjamin Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinei Sanches got his second yellow card in the match during the 22nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, BOTAFOGO's Claudinei Sanches got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 27thth minute of the game Alfonso Leon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BOTAFOGO's Alfonso Taraborrelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ronaldinho Gaúcho 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Ronaldinho Gaúcho managed to get in a good position for a shot. E.C.Pelotas's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldinho Gaúcho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Taraborrelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute of the game, Nilmar Correia landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. BOTAFOGO made a substitution. Gernando de Toledo replaced Nilmar Correia. After a rather tough play, E.C.Pelotas's Lionel Ronaldo got a free kick in the 37th minute. Alfonso Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Taraborrelli having to interfere. If Alfonso Leon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Gaúcho in the 53rd minute of play forced BOTAFOGO's goalkeeper Alfonso Taraborrelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sobhy Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaanek Oese, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Ronaldinho Gaúcho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E.C.Pelotas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldinho Gaúcho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. E.C.Pelotas made a substitution. Wilhelm Rolfsson replaced Nando Vides. E.C.Pelotas made a substitution. Luke Modrić replaced Alfonso Leon. A collision led to BOTAFOGO getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Toninho Madureira hit a great ball. Erivaldo Furlan hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luke Modrić in the 65th minute of play forced BOTAFOGO's goalkeeper Alfonso Taraborrelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilhelm Rolfsson hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Luke Modrić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Erivaldo Furlan managed to get in a good position for a shot. E.C.Pelotas's supporters rose to their feet, but Erivaldo Furlan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Taraborrelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Jaanek Oese managed to get in a good position for a shot. BOTAFOGO's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaanek Oese was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sobhy Paredes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the BOTAFOGO defense, Luke Modrić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Taraborrelli. The BOTAFOGO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Taraborrelli should have stopped the shot. 86 minutes into the match, E.C.Pelotas's goal looked a bit too open when Jaanek Oese came free, but Sobhy Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in E.C.Pelotas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, BOTAFOGO's Kauan Melo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sobhy Paredes. Alfonso Taraborrelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luke Modrić, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilhelm Rolfsson during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wilhelm Rolfsson hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The E.C.Pelotas players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.