Friendly League

Arena Da Matta
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bonifacio Cresconio got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Anselmo Sarracino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético Atlanta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Sarracino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo de Sena in the 8th minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Melquiades Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Clube Atlético Luziense's goal looked a bit too open when Bonifacio Cresconio came free, but Jairo Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jairo Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artemio Jaunti, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Cristian Urbano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Melquiades Salvatore was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jairo Fonseca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bonifacio Cresconio's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Atlanta's Anselmo Sarracino got a free kick in the 31st minute. After 32 played minutes Club Atlético Atlanta got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Jaunti. When Severino Huly came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Club Atlético Atlanta 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 Severino Huly couldn't finish the play. Melquiades Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melquiades Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo de Sena in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luciano Rodrigues to make the kick off. Luciano Rodrigues struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Melquiades Salvatore didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clube Atlético Luziense. In the 69th minute, Luciano Rodrigues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Atlético Luziense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Artemio Jaunti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jairo Fonseca having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Club Atlético Atlanta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Sarracino to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Melquiades Salvatore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Délio Loyola during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Donato Nalo, 78 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Atlanta's Severino Rojelio got a free kick in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Atlanta's Anselmo Sarracino got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 84th match minute, Clube Atlético Luziense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Délio Loyola to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Donato Nalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurinho Luz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Melquiades Salvatore. Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Atlanta's Severino Rojelio got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Flavinho Luz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Melquiades Salvatore. Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Club Atlético Atlanta booed when Clube Atlético Luziense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Luz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Club Atlético Atlanta's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.