Friendly League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Bittencourt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Chico Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Batista in the 4th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on AS Pikachuzim's corner Geovânio Vasconcelos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chico Dracena quite easily take care of the ball. Reko-Recko 03™'s Chico Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Reko-Recko 03™ from getting a goal against them. Geovânio Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Claudinho Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernani Hermes in the 17th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AS Pikachuzim's Cleiton Massa got a free kick in the 18th minute. Chico Dracena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, AS Pikachuzim's Geovânio Vasconcelos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Geovânio Vasconcelos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AS Pikachuzim protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Geovânio Vasconcelos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 22nd minute, one of AS Pikachuzim: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 AS Pikachuzim. Claudinho Moura had in the 25thth minute some difficulties stopping Haroldo de Sena's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 0-1 came in the 25th minute when Haroldo de Sena all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Claudinho Moura. With his leg Chico Dracena managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when AS Pikachuzim's Cristian Bittencourt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Claudinho Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernani Hermes in the 33rd minute of play. After 33 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo de Sena. When Haroldo de Sena fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reko-Recko 03™'s protests and gave Haroldo de Sena a yellow card for diving instead. After 43 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo de Sena. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hernani Hermes to make the kick off. Erivaldo Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Claudinho Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chico Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleiton Massa, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Cristian Bittencourt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Pikachuzim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. AS Pikachuzim's Dadá Torres was substituted for Vito Batista. After 66 played minutes, AS Pikachuzim's Eduardo Gaúcho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chico Dracena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AS Pikachuzim reached it. 67 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Bittencourt came free, but Chico Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hernani Hermes charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hernani Hermes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Hernani Hermes got a free kick in the 67th minute. Hernani Hermes hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Cristian Bittencourt put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Chico Dracena. Chico Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The supporters of AS Pikachuzim booed when Reko-Recko 03™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani Hermes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reko-Recko 03™'s Chico Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 84th minute of play. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Cristian Bittencourt sped through Reko-Recko 03™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chico Dracena. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Cristian Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Pikachuzim's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chico Dracena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Reko-Recko 03™'s zone, Cristian Bittencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chico Dracena came out of the goal and Cristian Bittencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Reko-Recko 03™ defense, Dadá Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chico Dracena. The Reko-Recko 03™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chico Dracena should have stopped the shot. If Cristian Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Reko-Recko 03™ defense, Cristian Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chico Dracena. The Reko-Recko 03™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chico Dracena should have stopped the shot. AS Pikachuzim's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.