Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Atlético Mineiro's Olívio França 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. Marco Tardelli kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Lampard in the 4th minute of play forced Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Fynn John to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Atlético Mineiro defense, Gualter Penha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fynn John. The Atlético Mineiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fynn John should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Atlético Mineiro defense, Dong Yang Bang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fynn John. The Atlético Mineiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fynn John should have stopped the shot. When Sport Clube Recife's Pablo Lampard in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Mineiro's goalie prevented a goal. Sport Clube Recife's Percy Fernandez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Sport Clube Recife from getting a goal against them. In the 26th minute of the match Atlético Mineiro got a corner. Sport Clube Recife's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomé Brasil ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Flávio Paraense got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Percy Fernandez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Fynn John showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Sport Clube Recife's Doctor Strange in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Mineiro's goalie prevented a goal. When Sport Clube Recife's Doctor Strange in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Mineiro's goalie prevented a goal. Fynn John made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Lampard in the 37th minute of play. Sport Clube Recife's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dong Yang Bang in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Atlético Mineiro's Olívio França ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Percy Fernandez. Percy Fernandez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Fynn John showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 46 played minutes Sport Clube Recife got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Lampard. Percy Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doctor Strange stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Olívio França's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Percy Fernandez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luís Best in the 53rd minute of play forced Sport Clube Recife's goalkeeper Percy Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fynn John made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gualter Penha in the 56th minute. After 57th play minutes Doctor Strange shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Fynn John and just under the crossbar into goal. Fynn John showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doctor Strange, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Doctor Strange made a precise shot to the right of Fynn John. Atlético Mineiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After some careless play in the Atlético Mineiro defense, Gualter Penha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fynn John. The Atlético Mineiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fynn John should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Atlético Mineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Gualter Penha came free, but Fynn John reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute of the match, Dong Yang Bang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fynn John saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doctor Strange in the 74th minute of play forced Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Fynn John to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Atlético Mineiro's Fynn John got control of the ball when Pablo Lampard tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Lampard got free with Fynn John in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87thth minute of the game Doctor Strange who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Mineiro's Fynn John was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fynn John showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Lampard, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Sport Clube Recife's goal looked a bit too open when César de Queiroz came free, but Percy Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Antony Quaresma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th match minute, Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Quaresma to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Lampard got free with Fynn John in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sport Clube Recife's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.