Friendly League

Arena Uruguai
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laerte Lucas started the match with the kick off. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 3rd minute of play. After 6 minutes Catugi FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilson Fernandez who took care of the corner kick. 8 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo de Souza came free, but Ronaldo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evaristo de Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evaristo de Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, Evaristo de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Wilson Fernandez sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Catugi FC's Paulo Gaizkine didn't even have to move. Paulo Gaizkine was a little too slow when Laerte Lucas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Fernandão Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Evaristo de Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Paulo Gaizkine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandão Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Paulo Gaizkine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Catugi FC's Paulo Gaizkine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandão Recife in the 23rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernandão Recife got free with Paulo Gaizkine in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute Olavo Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Gaizkine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Fernandão Recife ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Gaizkine was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Zeca de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Sanches in the 36th minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes, Erik Sanches mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Catugi FC and the Montevideo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Erik Sanches. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Matorin in the 42nd minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Paulo Gaizkine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmir Pombal in the 44th minute of play. When Mário Maranhense fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montevideo's protests and gave Mário Maranhense a yellow card for diving instead. Mário Maranhense kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the game's 47th minute Catugi FC's Erik Sanches took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Ronaldo Medeiros and thus the score was 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Alberto Soares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Fernandão Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Gaizkine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Gaizkine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Catugi FC's Anísio do Vale got a free kick in the 60th minute. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 62nd minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led Catugi FC's Erik Sanches to fire away a dangerous shot which Ronaldo Medeiros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walmir Pombal. In the 66th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernandão Recife to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 67th minute of the match. Paulo Gaizkine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandão Recife in the 69th minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Catugi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edson Couto to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Gaizkine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laerte Lucas in the 73rd minute of the match. After 74 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Anísio do Vale. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the last second Ronaldo Medeiros throw himself and got hold of the ball when Carlos Alberto Soares in the 81stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Catugi FC's Paulo Gaizkine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olavo Matorin in the 82nd minute of play. Catugi FC's Paulo Gaizkine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laerte Lucas in the 87th minute of play. After 92 played minutes Montevideo got a freekick which was hit by Natanael de Godoi. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Montevideo from getting a goal against them. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.