Friendly League

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Eliseu Fonseca started the match with the kick off. Papunhas EC's Ismael Nazario Serre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Bati in the 3rd minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Baiano came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Papunhas EC's goalkeeper Ismael Nazario Serre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eliseu Fonseca. When Saiko FC's Eliseu Fonseca in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Papunhas EC's goalie prevented a goal. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Moraes in the 18th minute of the match. Ismael Nazario Serre stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliseu Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabrício Carneiro during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Papunhas EC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Fabrício Carneiro hit a great ball. Ismael Nazario Serre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Bati, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Gabriel Bati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ismael Nazario Serre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eliseu Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Nazario Serre was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Bati in the 33rd minute of play forced Papunhas EC's goalkeeper Ismael Nazario Serre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Walmir Garcia got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute Gabriel Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Nazario Serre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Agostinho de Carvalho made a precise shot to the right of Zé Sabóia. Saiko FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Eliseu Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saiko FC's protests and gave Eliseu Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Papunhas EC booed when Saiko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseu Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute Valdemar de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Telmo Peres got free with Zé Sabóia in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th match minute, Saiko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Bati to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliseu Fonseca in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismael Nazario Serre saved Papunhas EC from getting behind. 59 minutes into the game, Mateus Catarinense was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saiko FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Papunhas EC the free kick. Mateus Catarinense kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Christian Baiano could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Zé Sabóia however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Baiano got free with Zé Sabóia in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ismael Nazario Serre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Telmo Peres came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Papunhas EC's Telmo Peres got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Walmir Garcia hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Baiano in the 75th minute of play. Gabriel Bati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Nazario Serre having to interfere. When Saiko FC's Eliseu Fonseca in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Papunhas EC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th minute, Eliseu Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Sabóia made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Telmo Peres sent off a good shot on target. 92 minutes into the match, Eliseu Fonseca notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Papunhas EC's Ismael Nazario Serre. Ismael Nazario Serre was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gabriel Bati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Saiko FC's Eliseu Fonseca in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Papunhas EC's goalie prevented a goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, Saiko FC could leave the field as winners, despite Papunhas EC having more of the ball for most of the match.