Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thiago Furtado started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Basílio Leal. That made the score 1-0 after 2 minutes of play. Basílio Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Cunha in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Uai MzC™'s Álvaro Sá got a free kick in the 7th minute. Oscar Azevedo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sporting Uai MzC™'s Teodoro Prestes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Waldemar Catarinense hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Uai MzC™'s zone, Thiago Furtado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basílio Leal came out of the goal and Thiago Furtado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedrinho Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. When UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Uai MzC™'s goalie prevented a goal. Rodolfo Tande's late challenge caught a Sporting Uai MzC™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodolfo Tande helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Tande to maneuver through the defense. After 25 played minutes UPTEXTIL.COM got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Cardozo. Oscar Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Camargo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sporting Uai MzC™ getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Teodoro Prestes hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeremias Pinheiro during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 30 played minutes UPTEXTIL.COM got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Pinheiro. With his leg Basílio Leal managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when UPTEXTIL.COM's Jeremias Pinheiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 37 minutes into the game, Alexsandro Furtado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Uai MzC™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UPTEXTIL.COM the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sporting Uai MzC™ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Sporting Uai MzC™'s Basílio Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Furtado in the 42nd minute of play. Gernando Maranhense hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 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 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodoro Prestes to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Cunha in the 51st minute of play forced Sporting Uai MzC™'s goalkeeper Basílio Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Thiago Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters rose to their feet, but Thiago Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basílio Leal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When UPTEXTIL.COM's Jeremias Pinheiro in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Uai MzC™'s goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Waldemar Catarinense kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Oscar Azevedo. That made the score 2-2 in the 66 minute of play. Oscar Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Basílio Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the game, UPTEXTIL.COM's Thiago Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Basílio Leal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Sporting Uai MzC™'s Basílio Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Paraibano in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's Baltazar Paraibano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Basílio Leal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fiori Diniz during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Fiori Diniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's Jeremias Pinheiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Basílio Leal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Pinheiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Basílio Leal was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 94th minute Thiago Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. UPTEXTIL.COM walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.