Friendly League

Arena Eduardo Máximo
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edu Carvalho started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Darrel Pennington got control of the ball when Darren Carabott tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Carvalho in the 4th minute of play. After 4 minutes, Darren Carabott mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eleven Young Elephants and the ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Darren Carabott kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Carvalho in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ booed when Eleven Young Elephants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilmos Szikora didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edu Carvalho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Tanti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Darrel Pennington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Carabott, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Koray Baycan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Darrel Pennington made a huge save. After some careless play in the Eleven Young Elephants defense, Edu Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aaron Tanti. The Eleven Young Elephants fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aaron Tanti should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute, Edu Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 24 minutes, Edu Carvalho made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the match, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Edu Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Tanti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Eleven Young Elephants defense, Edu Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aaron Tanti. The Eleven Young Elephants fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aaron Tanti should have stopped the shot. In the 35th match minute, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konrad Stephansson to maneuver through the defense. Edu Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Carvalho in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Edu Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Young Elephants's zone, Edu Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Tanti came out of the goal and Edu Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Koray Baycan made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Vilmos Szikora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edu Carvalho might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aaron Tanti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edu Carvalho ran back to his position shaking his head. Edu Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Aaron Tanti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin de Lara struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Aaron Tanti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ. Eleven Young Elephants's António Silva was substituted for Daan Jurásek. ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Benjamin de Lara quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vilmos Szikora, made in the 71st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Edu Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Tanti was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Eleven Young Elephants:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ:s goal. Zlatko Zahovič kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Carvalho in the 80th minute of play. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Carvalho in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Edu Carvalho could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Aaron Tanti however easily saved by the left post. The ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Edu Carvalho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Benjamin de Lara quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vilmos Szikora, made in the 90th minute of the game. In the 96th match minute, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam de Souza to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darren Carabott in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Darrel Pennington saved ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ from getting behind. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.