Friendly League

Arena Hot Dog
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ciro Elija started the match with the kick off. Chelsicha's Caetano da Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Bettencourt in the 2nd minute of play. In the 6th minute, Ciro Elija left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chelsicha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Chelsicha's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Boström came free, but Caetano da Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caetano da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charlie Boström in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Charlie Boström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano da Silveira was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 18th minute A.A. Francana were awarded a corner. Francisco Secco went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 19th minute, Ciro Elija ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Renan Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 24 minutes into the match, Chelsicha's Ciro Elija sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renan Melo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26th minute Chelsicha were awarded a corner. Victor Velloso went to the cornerflag to take it. Ciro Elija who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Renan Melo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Chelsicha's Ciro Elija slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Renan Melo. That made the score 3-0 after 30 minutes of play. The supporters of Chelsicha booed when A.A. Francana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. A.A. Francana's Renan Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Elija in the 40th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Ciro Elija had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renan Melo. A.A. Francana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro Elija was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 43 minutes into the game, Caetano Albuquerque threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chelsicha's Aloísio Schmidt quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Charlie Boström to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciro Elija in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renan Melo saved A.A. Francana from getting behind. In the 54th minute Elliott Bergsten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Elija blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Renan Melo having to make a save. Renan Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Elija in the 55th minute of the match. With a little luck, Chelsicha's Caetano da Silveira got control of the ball when Roman Koenig tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.A. Francana's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Velloso was slow to take the kick. During this time Chelsicha's players had a chance to rest. In the 68th minute, João Paulo de Carvalho 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. A collision led to Chelsicha getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rodrigo Félix hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Elliott Bergsten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano da Silveira was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Chelsicha's Caetano da Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Koenig in the 72nd minute of play. Renan Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro Elija went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciro Elija in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renan Melo saved A.A. Francana from getting behind. In the 79th minute of the match Chelsicha got a corner. A.A. Francana's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Velloso ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vânderson Cafuringa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. A.A. Francana's Renan Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Elija in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute of the match Chelsicha got a corner. A.A. Francana's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Velloso ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hussein Faraj thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Renan Melo, a very annoying self made goal in the 87th minute which led to 7-0. A collision led to Chelsicha getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Vânderson Cafuringa hit a great ball. Chelsicha's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.