Friendly League

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Pascal Lutz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. AF CERRADO were furious when Vítor Campidelis was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in AF CERRADO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Schmidt in the 12th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Preston Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luizinho Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. AF CERRADO's Tomás Schmidt got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felix Ryder kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match Richard Travassos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Preston Esposito showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tomás Schmidt's late challenge caught a DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomás Schmidt helped the player get up and apologised. Tomás Schmidt kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kaká Goiano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Pascal Lutz 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. 55 minutes into the game, AF CERRADO's Kaká Goiano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Preston Esposito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 61st match minute, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Flores to maneuver through the defense. Preston Esposito acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 62nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Richard Travassos. Tomás Schmidt kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Preston Esposito didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when AF CERRADO's Tomás Schmidt shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. After some careless play in the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO defense, Kaká Goiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Preston Esposito. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Preston Esposito should have stopped the shot. If Tomás Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Felix Ryder hit a great ball. AF CERRADO played a much better game than DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO and deserved their victory. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.