Friendly League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Markus Paul Hattermann kicked off to start the match. Markus Paul Hattermann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jardel Baggio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 11th minute of play forced Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper João Francisco Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Vítor Porto charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Vítor Porto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's João Vítor Porto got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 20th minute of the match, Markus Paul Hattermann tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nilson Peres saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 21 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but João Francisco Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jardel Baggio in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Francisco Tinoco saved Grêmio RK75 from getting behind. João Francisco Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Flavius Postelnicescu got a free kick in the 31st minute. Nilson Peres stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harold Tronconi's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Grêmio RK75 booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vítor Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 38th minute of play forced Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper João Francisco Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 41st minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jardel Baggio to make the kick off. Raphael Fenton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. João Francisco Tinoco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Sebastião Henriques hit a great ball. After some careless play in the ITAFUT 4EVER defense, Harold Tronconi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilson Peres. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilson Peres should have stopped the shot. In the 62nd minute Harold Tronconi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jardel Baggio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. João Francisco Tinoco came out and tried to block the shot, but Jardel Baggio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Flavius Postelnicescu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Grêmio RK75's Jaime Velloso quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Paul Hattermann, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 79 minutes ITAFUT 4EVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Harold Tronconi who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Grêmio RK75's Luís Paulo Laguna got a free kick in the 79th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Flavius Postelnicescu in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Grêmio RK75's Jaime Velloso. In the 86th minute, Grêmio RK75's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cauan Loyola fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cauan Loyola made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 87thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but João Francisco Tinoco would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 91 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's Cauan Loyola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Francisco Tinoco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. ITAFUT 4EVER's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.