Friendly League

Terra Adorada
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha 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. In the 4th minute, Frank Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute of the match Şamil Sağman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Apat Reina showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Apat Reina came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha. But to his dismay, Augusto Saldanha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Gracie Barra's 周挺勇 got a free kick in the 13th minute. Eurico Galvão got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Belmiro Mello. Retumbante FC's Apat Reina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo de Queirós in the 24th minute of play. Gracie Barra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Şamil Sağman in the 25th minute. Jamey Hankins made a great header on Gracie Barra's corner, it was just that Retumbante FC's Apat Reina managed to reach the ball for a save. Apat Reina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Apat Reina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 周挺勇 kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After 38 played minutes Gracie Barra got a freekick which was hit by Hugo de Queirós. 43 minutes into the match, Retumbante FC's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Saldanha came free, but Apat Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabinho Bittencourt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Falcão Cunha came out and tried to block the shot, but Fabinho Bittencourt slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 45th minute.

Retumbante FC made a substitution. Jarbas Dantas replaced Basílio Cearense. Eurico Galvão made in the 53rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Belmiro Mello. Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Retumbante FC's Fabinho Bittencourt managed to work through Gracie Barra's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Fabinho Bittencourt dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Apat Reina made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Augusto Saldanha sent off a good shot on target. Apat Reina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apat Reina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo de Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 78th minute, Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Pedro Velloso replaced Jamey Hankins. Gracie Barra's Nilton Botelho was substituted for Augusto Saldanha. Apat Reina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Botelho in the 85th minute of the match. Apat Reina was a little too slow when Nilton Botelho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 1-4. 1-5 became the score in the 97th minute when Nilton Botelho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.