Prized/Friendly Cup

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miguel Botelho made the kick off which started today's match. Arlindo de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 14thth minute of the game Ulysses Meira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villaverde Celeste Clube's Augusto Fernandez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paulo de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaltino Arce in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Thomás do Valle got a free kick in the 16th minute. A collision led to Rio Verde F.C CIMZ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ulysses Meira hit a great ball. In the 23rd match minute, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Negri to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Isaltino Arce made a precise shot to the right of Paulo de Mendonça. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Paulo de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 40th minute of play. Miguel Botelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Paulo de Mendonça made a huge save. 41 minutes into the match, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalkeeper Paulo de Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Botelho. After a rather tough play, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Thomás do Valle got a free kick in the 43rd minute. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Alberto Valladares hit a great ball. Guilherme Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Guilherme Duarte hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Luizinho Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizinho Neves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Fernandez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ulysses Meira was the one to do the kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Miguel Botelho notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Paulo de Mendonça. Paulo de Mendonça was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Rio Verde F.C CIMZ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Villaverde Celeste Clube:s goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Edson-Arantes Pelé managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villaverde Celeste Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edson-Arantes Pelé was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cesinha Dias hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Miguel Botelho fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villaverde Celeste Clube's protests and gave Miguel Botelho a yellow card for diving instead. Miguel Botelho hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Edson-Arantes Pelé received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Paulo de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Guilherme Duarte hit a great ball. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Paulo de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson-Arantes Pelé in the 85th minute of play. Thomás do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After 87 played minutes Rio Verde F.C CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Ulysses Meira. After 87 minutes, Edson-Arantes Pelé mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villaverde Celeste Clube and the Rio Verde F.C CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arlindo de Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arlindo de Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Arlindo de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Botelho in the 100th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Villaverde Celeste Clube had played much better football throughout.