Friendly League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Casimiro Arixo made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Panos Karkantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, Scotland 1873's Casimiro Arixo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Christini was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Scotland 1873's Breno Bastos got control of the ball when Panos Karkantos tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's Betinho Damião sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Breno Bastos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the last second Breno Bastos throw himself and got hold of the ball when Betinho Damião in the 23rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermegildo Leocadio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. When Leonel Gonzo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 28 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Paul Christini was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Karkantos in the 29th minute of play forced Scotland 1873's goalkeeper Breno Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Christini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Gonzo in the 31st minute of the match. Breno Bastos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panos Karkantos in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Karkantos in the 35th minute of play forced Scotland 1873's goalkeeper Breno Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edson Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tao Xing Yong in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Karkantos in the 39th minute of play forced Scotland 1873's goalkeeper Breno Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edson Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tao Xing Yong in the 40th minute. Heleno de Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Betinho Damião made the kick off in the second half. If Ernesto Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Breno Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Karkantos in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Damião in the 65th minute of play forced Scotland 1873's goalkeeper Breno Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Breno Bastos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Panos Karkantos's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Betinho Damião scored 2-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Breno Bastos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edson Futebol Clube's Lucas Hulk was substituted for Betinho Damião. In the 76th minute, Alim Karaman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edson Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Breno Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Karkantos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Fontes in the 83rd minute of play forced Scotland 1873's goalkeeper Breno Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Scotland 1873's Breno Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Karkantos in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute Panos Karkantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Edson Futebol Clube's Alim Karaman got a free kick in the 89th minute. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Scotland 1873's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tao Xing Yong was slow to take the kick. During this time Edson Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Scotland 1873 defense, Lucas Hulk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Breno Bastos. The Scotland 1873 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Breno Bastos should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Scotland 1873 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Edson Futebol Clube.