Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luís Romero took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luís Romero took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé Sabóia. Zé Sabóia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Luís Romero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Sabóia having to make a save. 15 minutes into the game, Eliseu Fonseca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aílton Fernandez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Saiko FC's zone, Oswaldo Bueno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Sabóia came out of the goal and Oswaldo Bueno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Romero in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Gabriel Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aílton Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes of play, Agro Imortal's Luís Romero made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Sabóia was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Fonseca in the 47th minute of play forced Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Aílton Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eliseu Fonseca in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aílton Fernandez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Luís Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gabriel Bati hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 61st match minute, Agro Imortal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osmar Baiano to maneuver through the defense. Agro Imortal made a substitution. Harry Stanley replaced Osvaldo Valadares. In the 62nd match minute, Agro Imortal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osmar Baiano to maneuver through the defense. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Romero got free with Zé Sabóia in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute Gabriel Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aílton Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Gabriel Bati notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Agro Imortal's Aílton Fernandez. Aílton Fernandez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luís Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Romero in the 89th minute of play. After having played for 91 minutes, Luís Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Agro Imortal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Romero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the game, Luizinho Pesquera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Agro Imortal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saiko FC the free kick. Luizinho Pesquera hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, Luís Romero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zé Sabóia, 3-3.