Friendly League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Milutin Mrenović took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind ECS FK's goalkeeper Gugu Barral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gugu Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias Freire in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Botafogo MZRJ's Guilherme Mazza got a free kick in the 14th minute. Gilmar Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gilmar Couto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gugu Barral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Botafogo MZRJ's Gilmar Couto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gugu Barral. Gugu Barral yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Gilmar Couto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gugu Barral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind ECS FK's goalkeeper Gugu Barral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 31 minutes, Afonsinho Rodrigues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ECS FK and the Botafogo MZRJ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ECS FK's Afonsinho Rodrigues got a free kick in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Freire came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Milutin Mrenović came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gilmar Couto was the one to do the kick off. Gilmar Couto took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gugu Barral. Gugu Barral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 54 played minutes Botafogo MZRJ got a freekick which was hit by Josué Matos. Gilmar Couto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Gugu Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 58 in the game by Basarab Bîlbă from a close distance when the talented Férid Khalifa managed to make a qualified save. Botafogo MZRJ's players were relieved. If Anderson Barral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zé Roberto Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Roberto Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zé Roberto Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Anderson Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botafogo MZRJ's supporters rose to their feet, but Anderson Barral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gugu Barral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th match minute, ECS FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonsinho Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's Gilmar Couto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gugu Barral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gilmar Couto scored 4-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gugu Barral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Gilmar Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Mathias Freire got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gilmar Couto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gugu Barral having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Botafogo MZRJ had won after a very even match.