Friendly League

Eighty-Three
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by GeRaÇãO-83's Ren Jie Fan. But to his dismay, Ren Jie Fan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Didi Couto. 13 minutes into the match, Zuberbühler FC's Feliciano Harri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dieguinho Paraíba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Jie Fan in the 15th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Feliciano Harri put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dieguinho Paraíba. In the 23rd play minute Ren Jie Fan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri. 2-1. 30 minutes into the game, Zuberbühler FC's Feliciano Harri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dieguinho Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 36th minute GeRaÇãO-83 were awarded a corner. Billy Backman went to the cornerflag to take it. 38 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Harri came free, but Dieguinho Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Ren Jie Fan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Billy Backman had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. GeRaÇãO-83's Carl Ancelotti was substituted for Billy Backman. In the 43rd minute, Jonathan Iruinea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Didi Couto was the one to do the kick off. Zuberbühler FC's Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Couto in the 52nd minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, GeRaÇãO-83's Ren Jie Fan made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to GeRaÇãO-83 getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Didi Couto hit a great ball. Zuberbühler FC's Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Veiga in the 65th minute of play. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Jie Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. GeRaÇãO-83's Dieguinho Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Iruinea in the 71st minute of play. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Alvaro Chesus replaced Serafin Ishmael. The corner led to Zuberbühler FC's Jonathan Iruinea getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Couto in the 75th minute of play. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Iruinea came free, but Dieguinho Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute of the match Zuberbühler FC got a corner. GeRaÇãO-83's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eustacio Mantzio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jonathan Iruinea hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Jonathan Iruinea fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Casimiro Romero came free, but Dieguinho Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Cristobal Markel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dieguinho Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Iruinea came free, but Dieguinho Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Ren Jie Fan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri. Zuberbühler FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ren Jie Fan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. GeRaÇãO-83 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Zuberbühler FC for a fine match.