Friendly League

Rising Sun Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tony Viana got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Samurai Champions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mané Catarinense to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, Carlinhos Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexsandro Netto. Samurai Champions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlinhos Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 6th minute, Tony Viana fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Mané Catarinense kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durvalino Trevisan in the 10th minute of play forced Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Alexsandro Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 played minutes Samurai Champions FC got a freekick which was hit by Cauã Arantes. In the 15th match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 16 minutes, Tony Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samurai Champions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Durvalino Trevisan fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Barrera 2.0's protests and gave Durvalino Trevisan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Barrera 2.0's Durvalino Trevisan got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Toledo in the 20th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper Thomás Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomás Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 29 minutes into the match, Carlinhos Velasco notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Samurai Champions FC's Alexsandro Netto. Alexsandro Netto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alexsandro Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 33rd minute of the match Durvalino Trevisan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Durvalino Trevisan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, FC Barrera 2.0's Durvalino Trevisan got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Alex Toledo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 46th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 46th minute, one of FC Barrera 2.0: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 FC Barrera 2.0. FC Barrera 2.0:s Thomás Travassos showed great skill when he stopped Alex Toledo:s penalty. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Fábio Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Fábio Barbosa during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Luiz Fábio Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Toledo scored 2-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomás Travassos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thomás Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Viana in the 65th minute of the match. After 69 minutes, Thiago de Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Barrera 2.0 and the Samurai Champions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valério Xavier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Viana in the 79th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper Thomás Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Fábio Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Netto having to interfere. FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Catarinense in the 94th minute of play. When Samurai Champions FC's Tony Viana in the 99th minute got a chance for a shot 99th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Barrera 2.0's goalie prevented a goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.