Friendly League

Brunton Park
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Duncan Draper made the kick off which started today's match. Brendon Rowland did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Antônio Carlos Favoretto 9 minutes into the match. With his leg Antônio Carlos Favoretto managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Carlisle United's Brendon Rowland fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Brendon Rowland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brendon Rowland's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Antônio Carlos Favoretto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Brendon Rowlands short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Antônio Carlos Favoretto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Brendon Rowlands short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Antônio Carlos Favoretto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Botafogo's Antônio Carlos Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duncan Draper in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Botafogo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Duncan Draper fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Duncan Draper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Antônio Carlos Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brendon Rowland succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 46th playminute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tony Lima to make the kick off. Duncan Draper's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antônio Carlos Favoretto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Antônio Carlos Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brendon Rowland in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Claudinho Tinoco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botafogo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carlisle United the free kick. Antônio Carlos Favoretto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brendon Rowland in the 67th minute of the match. Fernando Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glen Nash having to interfere. After 70 played minutes Carlisle United got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Crowther. If Duncan Draper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75thth minute of the game Brendon Rowland who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botafogo's Antônio Carlos Favoretto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 76th match minute, Botafogo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Antunes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Botafogo's Allan Antunes got a free kick in the 78th minute. Antônio Carlos Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendon Rowland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antônio Carlos Favoretto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brendon Rowland's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duncan Draper in the 85th minute of play forced Botafogo's goalkeeper Antônio Carlos Favoretto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Botafogo's Antônio Carlos Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duncan Draper in the 88th minute of play. Antônio Carlos Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duncan Draper in the 94th minute of play. Antônio Carlos Favoretto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duncan Draper in the 99th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Carlisle United had won after a very even match.