Friendly League

Lagos de Córdoba
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ruy Fantini started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Criciúma Esporte Clube defense, Ruy Fantini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabon Manzardo. The Criciúma Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabon Manzardo should have stopped the shot. A collision led to A.A. Francana getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Cido Vinhas hit a great ball. Criciúma Esporte Clube's Gabon Manzardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Brito in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Kiko Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.A. Francana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Criciúma Esporte Clube the free kick. Kiko Santos hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The supporters of Criciúma Esporte Clube booed when A.A. Francana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 34 in the game by Garcia Ompanera from a close distance when the talented Telmo Trigo managed to make a qualified save. A.A. Francana's players were relieved. Gabon Manzardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiko Santos in the 36th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Criciúma Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Endura Liebana. After 42 played minutes Criciúma Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Arruga.

José Vítor Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabon Manzardo having to interfere. After 56 minutes, Illan Garro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Criciúma Esporte Clube and the A.A. Francana players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute, Ruy Fantini 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmílson Brito got free with Gabon Manzardo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ciro Fortes's late challenge caught a A.A. Francana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciro Fortes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of A.A. Francana booed when Criciúma Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rami Arecha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmílson Brito's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gabon Manzardo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Telmo Trigo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Garcia Ompanera went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Kiko Santos took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Gabon Manzardo to make any attempt to save it. When Garcia Ompanera, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 86 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Telmo Trigo was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to A.A. Francana getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Válbson Loyola hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Ciro Fortes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A.A. Francana's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.