Friendly League

La Caldera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vivaldo Carmona got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, Francisco Sayveon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Guardia Imperial's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Sayveon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Paulo Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Carlos Teves sent off a good shot on target. La Guardia Imperial's Francisco Sayveon got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Real Cruzeiro FC defense, Carlos Teves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Paulo Paraíba. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Paulo Paraíba should have stopped the shot. Luís Paulo Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Teves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute of the match, Carlos Teves tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Paulo Paraíba saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Real Cruzeiro FC's Vivaldo Carmona in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Guardia Imperial's goalie prevented a goal. Carlos Teves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Real Cruzeiro FC's Paulo Tinoco managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Benigno Bermund in the 22 minute of the game. Atilano Esiquio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vivaldo Carmona's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, La Guardia Imperial's goal looked a bit too open when Vivaldo Carmona came free, but Atilano Esiquio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Real Cruzeiro FC's Vivaldo Carmona in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Guardia Imperial's goalie prevented a goal. When La Guardia Imperial's Carlos Teves in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Paulo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Teves in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of La Guardia Imperial booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Tinoco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Paulo Paraíba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Teves in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Teves in the 39th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Teves might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Paulo Paraíba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Teves ran back to his position shaking his head. Real Cruzeiro FC's Luís Paulo Paraíba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Real Cruzeiro FC from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Marcial Abaunza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th match minute, La Guardia Imperial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Dolcet to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Teves to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Guillermo Dolcet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Paulo Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Teves's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Teves in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Paraíba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie and right to Francisco Sayveon. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Real Cruzeiro FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 63rd minute, Carlos Teves made a precise shot to the right of Luís Paulo Paraíba. Real Cruzeiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 67th minute, Carlos Teves made a precise shot to the right of Luís Paulo Paraíba. Real Cruzeiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 70th match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir Tepedino to maneuver through the defense. Atilano Esiquio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Carmona, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. A collision led to La Guardia Imperial getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Carlos Teves hit a great ball. Atilano Esiquio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltazar Zonta, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to La Guardia Imperial getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Francisco Sayveon hit a great ball. When Carlos Teves came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the La Guardia Imperial fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Teves couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Teves came free, but Luís Paulo Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Paulo Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Teves, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the game, La Guardia Imperial's Carlos Teves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Paulo Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. When the referee ended the match the La Guardia Imperial players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.