Friendly League

Relvado Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Luís Vargas took the kick off in the first half of the match. SC Braga's Adelino Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Vargas in the 3rd minute of play. Franklin Favoretto hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Hermínio Leal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oséias Guerra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Oséias Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leal Antas in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Vasques in the 14th minute of play forced Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Oséias Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cássio Osório's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oséias Guerra was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Braga's goalkeeper Adelino Coelho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SC Braga's Ricardo Vasques got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After recieving a nice pass, SC Braga's Hermínio Leal tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Jarbas Donatello kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Pedro Luís Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Facopo FBPA's Flávio Carioca got a free kick in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Braga's zone, Pedro Luís Vargas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Coelho came out of the goal and Pedro Luís Vargas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Adelino Coelho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anselmo Matorin went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Oséias Guerra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ricardo Vasques showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 58 minute of play. After 66 played minutes, SC Braga's Hermínio Leal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oséias Guerra 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 SC Braga reached it. Jarbas Donatello hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The long shot by Hermínio Leal in the 68th minute really tested Oséias Guerra's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Francisco Bettencourt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oséias Guerra. Facopo FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Bettencourt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With 79 minutes on the clock, Franklin Favoretto commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 79th match minute, Facopo FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Hermínio Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Braga's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermínio Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oséias Guerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th match minute, Facopo FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Prestes to maneuver through the defense. Josué Pacheco hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Pedro Luís Vargas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adelino Coelho. SC Braga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Luís Vargas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 95 minutes into the match, Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Oséias Guerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Vasques. SC Braga were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Facopo FBPA to leave the ground with a draw.