Friendly League

Orotina
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, EDI MZB's Claudinei Albuquerque nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nacho Figueroa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Nacho Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Caio Sergipano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Baiano in the 17th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, OROTINENSE's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Sanches came free, but Nacho Figueroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in OROTINENSE's zone, Belmiro Sanches stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nacho Figueroa came out of the goal and Belmiro Sanches tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hortêncio Passos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nacho Figueroa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Villegas during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilvan Faria during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gilvan Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Carlos Fernando Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EDI MZB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. A collision led to OROTINENSE getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jonny Chamberlain hit a great ball. Nacho Figueroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Alex Santamaria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho Figueroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Albuquerque in the 69th minute of play. Nacho Figueroa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudinei Albuquerque went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. OROTINENSE made a substitution. Salvador Montealegre replaced Manrique Loria. Jose Saenz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 86 minutes, Carlos Fernando Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EDI MZB and the OROTINENSE players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to EDI MZB getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Carlos Fernando Castro hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Alex Santamaria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danilo Pires was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Buenaventura Paniagua fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Pires having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched EDI MZB eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.