Friendly League

ARENA ACADÉMICA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) GalA FC's Erasmo Celino 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. John Victor made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Flavio Vincente sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Erasmo Celino took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for John Victor to make any attempt to save it. If Erasmo Celino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, GalA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulisses Valadares came free, but Enrique Belasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the GalA FC defense, Ulisses Valadares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enrique Belasko. The GalA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enrique Belasko should have stopped the shot. In the 35thth minute of the game Erasmo Celino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s John Victor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Vincente in the 37th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erasmo Celino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but John Victor made a huge save. Enrique Belasko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Almada, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A collision led to GalA FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Flavio Vincente hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes GalA FC got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Rico. Hernani Prata took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Enrique Belasko. GalA FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A collision led to GalA FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Teo Uhin hit a great ball. Igor Jesus's late challenge caught a GalA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Jesus helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of GalA FC booed when CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Thiago Almada fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s protests and gave Thiago Almada a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Thiago Almada got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Flavio Vincente sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but John Victor skillfully saved the ball. John Victor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Rico in the 65th minute of play. After 70 played minutes CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ got a freekick which was hit by Elano Viana. With 72 minutes on the clock, Bernabe Niva commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of GalA FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CANIL VON ZAATARI™️:s goal. When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Hernani Prata got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Enrique Belasko. In the 77th minute, Igor Jesus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Teo Uhin hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Hernani Prata, 81 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. Gonzalo Rico hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Enrique Belasko made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Igor Jesus sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by GalA FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hernani Prata was slow to take the kick. During this time CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Hernani Prata to fire away a dangerous shot which Enrique Belasko despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Thiago Almada took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Enrique Belasko to make any attempt to save it. John Victor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Celino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.