Friendly League

Estádio Celio Melo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Augusto Novaes took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Sabo D Agostino got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 9 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Gerber. In the 11thth minute of the game José Augusto Novaes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Paulo de Mendonça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Sabo D Agostino got a free kick in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Orlando Mineiro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Paulo de Mendonça. Paulo de Mendonça was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sidney Lima charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sidney Lima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Sidney Lima hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 26th minute of play forced Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalkeeper Paulo de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alan Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 31 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's José Augusto Novaes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo de Mendonça was left in no man's land by his defense there!

José Augusto Novaes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Paulo de Mendonça made a huge save. José Augusto Novaes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Paulo de Mendonça made a huge save. In the 65th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Gerber to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Rio Verde F.C CIMZ defense, José Augusto Novaes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo de Mendonça. The Rio Verde F.C CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo de Mendonça should have stopped the shot. Paulo de Mendonça was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sebastião Diniz. If Alan Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Gerber came free, but Paulo de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Paulo Gerber hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Christoffer Kempel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Sidney Lima hit a great ball. If Beto Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The ITAFUT 4EVER supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ITAFUT 4EVER would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.