Friendly League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Santos City getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Caco Dionísio hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Eleuterio Galo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Santos City's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Damião came free, but Rogelio Aurken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleuterio Galo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Aílton de Barros made in the 17th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Caco Dionísio however managed to control. In the 18th match minute, Santos City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrézinho Severo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Adilson Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos City's supporters rose to their feet, but Adilson Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Christini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Panos Karkantos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Rogelio Aurken made a huge save. 27 minutes into the match, Adilson Andrade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paul Christini. Edson Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adilson Andrade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Damião in the 33rd minute of play forced Santos City's goalkeeper Rogelio Aurken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Adilson Andrade came free, but Paul Christini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Christini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caco Dionísio in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caco Dionísio in the 41st minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogelio Aurken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dorian Sena during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Dorian Sena. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eleuterio Galo to make the kick off. Edson Futebol Clube's attentive Alim Karaman managed to snatch the ball when Aílton de Barros made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Rogelio Aurken stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Betinho Damião's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Ernesto Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Panos Karkantos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rogelio Aurken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Galvão in the 62nd minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Santos City getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Andrézinho Severo hit a great ball. Santos City's Rogelio Aurken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Karkantos in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Betinho Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Valério Galvão took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Paul Christini to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Damião in the 84th minute of play forced Santos City's goalkeeper Rogelio Aurken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Adilson Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos City's supporters rose to their feet, but Adilson Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Christini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Santos City booed when Edson Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alim Karaman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caner Timurhan in the 89th minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alim Karaman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Santos City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.