Friendly League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucio Siekkötter kicked off to start the match. 9 minutes into the match, Zigmantas Gimbutas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esen Sanal. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zigmantas Gimbutas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Esen Sanal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 13th minute. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quintino Carvalhais in the 16th minute of play. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quintino Carvalhais in the 16th minute of play. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Vergílio in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Siekkötter in the 19th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esen Sanal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. If Krisztián Véber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krisztián Véber, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Siekkötter, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Krisztián Véber took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonio Adán. Antonio Adán dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Siekkötter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th match minute, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krisztián Véber to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to S.E.R. Caxias do Sul getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Breno Vergílio hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Zigmantas Gimbutas made the kick off in the second half. Antonio Adán made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Krisztián Véber sent off a good shot on target. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute Lucio Siekkötter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Braga's Antonio Adán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save SC Braga from getting a goal against them. After 61 played minutes Lucio Siekkötter could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 1-3 into the left cross. SC Braga's Antonio Adán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save SC Braga from getting a goal against them. Breno Vergílio didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-4 via right post in the game's 72nd minute. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Geraldo Lucas managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Braga's supporters rose to their feet, but Geraldo Lucas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esen Sanal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st match minute, SC Braga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pipis Dilberis to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krisztián Véber. If Krisztián Véber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esen Sanal was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.