Friendly League

Bezerros
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Natã Quintal made the kick off and thus started the match. If Hílton de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Natã Quintal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gustavo de Castro was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Natã Quintal put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luís Gustavo de Castro. Hílton de Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Luís Gustavo Botelho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luís Gustavo de Castro. Bezerros EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zé Roberto Mesquita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Robinho de Salles made a huge save. 10 minutes into the game, Abelardo Valladares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nova Venécia-ES's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bezerros EC the free kick. In the 10th minute, Abelardo Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13thth minute of the game Natã Quintal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bezerros EC's Luís Gustavo de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natã Quintal in the 22nd minute of play forced Bezerros EC's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Gustavo de Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Gustavo de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Tavares in the 26th minute of play. Nova Venécia-ES were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Bezerros EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luís Gustavo Botelho took the corner. In the 29th minute Dino Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Nova Venécia-ES booed when Bezerros EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Almir Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Dino Tavares made a precise shot to the right of Luís Gustavo de Castro. Bezerros EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After 41 played minutes Bezerros EC got a freekick which was hit by Hélder Azevedo. Luís Gustavo Botelho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luís Gustavo de Castro. Bezerros EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luís Gustavo de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natã Quintal in the 43rd minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Bezerros EC's goal looked a bit too open when Natã Quintal came free, but Luís Gustavo de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Natã Quintal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Gustavo de Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Roberto Mesquita was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Natã Quintal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bezerros EC's Luís Gustavo de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Gustavo de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Tavares in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match Nova Venécia-ES got a corner. Bezerros EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Gustavo Botelho ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Abelardo Valladares got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Luís Gustavo de Castro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hílton de Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Nova Venécia-ES's Luís Gustavo Botelho shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 61st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luís Gustavo de Castro but with some difficulty. 62 minutes into the game, Inácio Furtado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bezerros EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nova Venécia-ES the free kick. Inácio Furtado hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Nova Venécia-ES's Luís Gustavo Botelho shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 63rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luís Gustavo de Castro but with some difficulty. When Dário de Salles fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Venécia-ES's protests and gave Dário de Salles a yellow card for diving instead. Dário de Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. The Nova Venécia-ES fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Nova Venécia-ES's Natã Quintal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Bezerros EC's Hélder Azevedo got a free kick in the 71st minute. After 72 played minutes Bezerros EC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Roberto Mesquita. A hard shot by Luís Gustavo Botelho from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Luís Gustavo de Castro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Donato Ceresso hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute of the match Dário de Salles shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Gustavo de Castro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Bezerros EC's goal looked a bit too open when Natã Quintal came free, but Luís Gustavo de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Bezerros EC's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo de Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Gustavo Botelho. 85 minutes into the game, Nova Venécia-ES's Natã Quintal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Gustavo de Castro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Luís Gustavo de Castro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abelardo Valladares's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Nova Venécia-ES's Natã Quintal was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 96th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nova Venécia-ES walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.