Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thiago Furtado got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Eliézer Cerezo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of UPTEXTIL.COM's Oscar Azevedo. Oscar Azevedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reko-Recko 03™'s Chico Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Reko-Recko 03™ from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Chico Dracena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thiago Furtado. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Veloso in the 10th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Oscar Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Furtado in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Chico Dracena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Hernani Hermes hit a great ball. Cléberson Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cléberson Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cléberson Medeiros hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Deivid Donato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reko-Recko 03™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UPTEXTIL.COM the free kick. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Deivid Donato got a free kick in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Thiago Furtado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chico Dracena was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thiago Furtado in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chico Dracena saved Reko-Recko 03™ from getting behind. With his leg Chico Dracena managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 35th minute Fernando Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Jardel Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chico Dracena stood somewhat misplaced when Thiago Furtado came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 43 minute. Odd Van charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Odd Van the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, one of Reko-Recko 03™:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Reko-Recko 03™. Chico Dracena had in the 48thth minute some difficulties stopping Fernando Cunha's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Fernando Cunha scored 2-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chico Dracena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hernani Hermes to make the kick off. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Hernani Hermes hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Chico Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chico Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Reko-Recko 03™'s zone, Baltazar Paraibano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chico Dracena came out of the goal and Baltazar Paraibano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reko-Recko 03™'s Odd Van got his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute. The referee ordered Odd Van off the ground. In the 68th minute, one of Reko-Recko 03™:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Reko-Recko 03™. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Furtado in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chico Dracena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chico Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Pinheiro in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Wiliam Cardoso hit a great ball. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado 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 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Reko-Recko 03™'s goalie prevented a goal. UPTEXTIL.COM walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.