Friendly League

Engenhoca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 龚松川 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kléber Salles made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when 龚松川 sent off a good shot on target. Kléber Salles made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when 龚松川 sent off a good shot on target. Kléber Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio de Almeida in the 12th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Laércio Loureiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inter de São Paulo's Marquinhos Botelho got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Inter de São Paulo's goalkeeper Kléber Salles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 龚松川. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dida Doutté during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Inter de São Paulo getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Dida Doutté hit a great ball. Inter de São Paulo's Kléber Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glauco Araújo in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Vítor Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marquinhos Botelho hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco Araújo in the 32nd minute of play forced Inter de São Paulo's goalkeeper Kléber Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Laércio Loureiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Botafogo's Antônio de Almeida got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Botafogo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Inter de São Paulo:s goal. 40 minutes into the match, Inter de São Paulo's Laércio Loureiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manoel Lago narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute of the match Inter de São Paulo got a corner. Botafogo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marquinhos Botelho ran over to the corner to take the kick. Inter de São Paulo's Kléber Salles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Inter de São Paulo from getting a goal against them. After 47 played minutes Inter de São Paulo got a freekick which was hit by Yan Ceresso. In the 48th minute Glauco Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kléber Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Donatello to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 龚松川 in the 53rd minute of play forced Inter de São Paulo's goalkeeper Kléber Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Botafogo's Manoel Lago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Donatello in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Botafogo's goalkeeper Manoel Lago, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antônio de Almeida got in the 68th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Kléber Salles handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The Botafogo fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Botafogo's Antônio de Almeida 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 75th match minute, Inter de São Paulo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico Penha to maneuver through the defense. If Laércio Loureiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manoel Lago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerson Coelho's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Kléber Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glauco Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Cesinha Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 played minutes Inter de São Paulo got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Botelho. 92 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goalkeeper Manoel Lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerson Coelho. Gerson Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Manoel Lago made a huge save. 95 minutes into the game, Inter de São Paulo's Gerson Coelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manoel Lago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.