Friendly League

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manuel Oto made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Oto in the 3rd minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Marcinho Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Feliciano Rios during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Amboy FC's Feliciano Rios got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Paraíba in the 9th minute of play forced Amboy FC's goalkeeper Severiano Santo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Claudinei Passos fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Braga Junior FC's protests and gave Claudinei Passos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Claudinei Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th match minute, Braga Junior FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vágner Gaúcho to maneuver through the defense. Severiano Santo was a little too slow when Claudinei Passos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 20th minute, Amboy FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Samuel Paraíba fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Amboy FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Samuel Paraíba was slow to take the kick. During this time Braga Junior FC's players had a chance to rest. Braga Junior FC's Marcinho Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Pio in the 25th minute of play. If Samuel Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Amboy FC booed when Braga Junior FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardinho Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Oto took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcinho Pernambucano. Marcinho Pernambucano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 43 minutes, Christian Braga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Braga Junior FC and the Amboy FC players grew even worse after the yellow card.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Samuel Paraíba to make the kick off. After 59 minutes Braga Junior FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feliciano Rios who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Amboy FC's Feliciano Rios to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcinho Pernambucano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Braga Junior FC booed when Amboy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugenio Sendoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudinei Passos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Amboy FC booed when Braga Junior FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Braga didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filomeno Pio got free with Marcinho Pernambucano in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Higinio Lordi made in the 73rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Braga Junior FC's Dinei Hoffmann. In the 74th minute, Manuel Oto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Filomeno Pio could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Marcinho Pernambucano however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Braga Junior FC's Marcinho Pernambucano got control of the ball when Filomeno Pio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardinho Paiva hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Filomeno Pio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcinho Pernambucano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Filomeno Pio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Marcinho Pernambucano made a huge save. Marcinho Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Medina in the 95th minute of play. Amboy FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.