Friendly League

Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dagoberto Vander started the match with the kick off. If Andrézinho Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valério Galvão in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cícero Teles saved Iron Maiden Football OFF from getting behind. Caner Timurhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cícero Teles having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eleuterio Galo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cícero Teles was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Caco Dionísio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Cícero Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eleuterio Galo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cícero Teles was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Cícero Teles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caner Timurhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eleuterio Galo in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cícero Teles saved Iron Maiden Football OFF from getting behind. After 23 minutes of play, Santos City's Caner Timurhan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cícero Teles was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Santos City's Rogelio Aurken got control of the ball when Juarês Quirino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 32 minutes Santos City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maurinho Neves who took care of the corner kick. In the 35th minute, Eleuterio Galo made a precise shot to the right of Cícero Teles. Iron Maiden Football OFF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Caner Timurhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cícero Teles was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Caner Timurhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos City's supporters rose to their feet, but Caner Timurhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cícero Teles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, Caner Timurhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cícero Teles. Iron Maiden Football OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caner Timurhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The Iron Maiden Football OFF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Santos City were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eleuterio Galo made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adilson Andrade in the 55th minute of play forced Iron Maiden Football OFF's goalkeeper Cícero Teles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Iron Maiden Football OFF's zone, Eleuterio Galo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cícero Teles came out of the goal and Eleuterio Galo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iron Maiden Football OFF's Cícero Teles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Iron Maiden Football OFF from getting a goal against them. Caner Timurhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cícero Teles having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 65th minute by Eleuterio Galo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Eleuterio Galo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Cícero Teles when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eleuterio Galos short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Cícero Teles to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Cícero Teles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eleuterio Galo went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. When Sidney Albuquerque, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 78 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Cícero Teles was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Eleuterio Galos short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Cícero Teles to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Adilson Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Iron Maiden Football OFF's Cícero Teles got control of the ball when Adilson Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner led to Santos City's Valério Galvão getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Eleuterio Galo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cícero Teles was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Santos City's Eleuterio Galo got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eleuterio Galos short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Cícero Teles to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.