Friendly League

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdir Cavalcante took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar de Amaral came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walmir Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Sylwester Zarobski made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Walmir Garcia in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sylwester Zarobski saved Grêmio 20 Julho from getting behind. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 11th minute of the match. Zé Sabóia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilmar Romero went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Bati in the 25th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Eliseu Fonseca took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Sylwester Zarobski to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 30th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseu Fonseca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gabriel Bati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Bati could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Sylwester Zarobski made a huge save. Zé Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 44th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdemar de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Sabóia having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eliseu Fonseca made a kick off. A collision led to Saiko FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Sixto Ondino hit a great ball. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Bati in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Grêmio 20 Julho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Valdir Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Décio Dionísio in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Cavalcante came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseu Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Eliseu Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Cavalcante came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Humberto Soeiro's late challenge caught a Saiko FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humberto Soeiro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Saiko FC booed when Grêmio 20 Julho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Bati in the 75th minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sylwester Zarobski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 77th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Eliseu Fonseca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sylwester Zarobski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Décio Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Sylwester Zarobski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 84th minute of play. Zé Sabóia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valdir Cavalcante showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 86 minute of play. Grêmio 20 Julho were furious when Fernandinho Cearense was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Grêmio 20 Julho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Saiko FC:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 97th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.