Friendly League

Estadio Punua
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erubiel Farias kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Arrozal FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nelson Lago hit a great ball. Punua's Prudencio Bras shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Perivaldo Saraiva but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Punua's Prospero Santo got a free kick in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Cristo Quinito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Perivaldo Saraiva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Prospero Santo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Perivaldo Saraiva having to make a save. Cristo Quinito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Saraiva having to interfere. Prospero Santo scored 2-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Perivaldo Saraiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Arrozal FC defense, Cristo Quinito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perivaldo Saraiva. The Arrozal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perivaldo Saraiva should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Arrozal FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Umberto Barros hit a great ball. When Cristo Quinito came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Punua fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristo Quinito couldn't finish the play. Olav Suur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Farias in the 41st minute of play. Prospero Santo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Perivaldo Saraiva made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erubiel Farias in the 50th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olav Suur saved Punua from getting behind. Arrozal FC's Perivaldo Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Bras in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Punua's goalkeeper Olav Suur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Umberto Barros. After 60 played minutes Umberto Barros rounded Punua's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-1. 66 minutes into the match, Punua's goalkeeper Olav Suur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Moreno. Agostinho Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Olav Suur made a huge save. 75 minutes into the game, Cătălin Lupu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Punua's Freddy Gatell quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 80 played minutes Punua got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Gatell. 82 minutes into the match, Fernando Moreno notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Punua's Olav Suur. Olav Suur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Punua's Olav Suur got control of the ball when Fernando Moreno tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Punua's goalkeeper Olav Suur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Moreno. Arrozal FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dé da Costa in the 87th minute. The corner led Arrozal FC's Umberto Barros to fire away a dangerous shot which Olav Suur despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When %teams%'s Fernando Moreno was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 3-3 just inside the left pole, 87 minutes into the game. Olav Suur was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Moreno got free with Olav Suur in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Igor Leobardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Perivaldo Saraiva. Arrozal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Leobardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Punua were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Arrozal FC for a fine match.