Friendly League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luiz Gustavo Braga took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luiz Gustavo Braga's late challenge caught a Zemantauskas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Gustavo Braga helped the player get up and apologised. Zemantauskas FC's Rogério Félix was substituted for Igor Britto. Luiz Gustavo Braga hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Rogério Félix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilmar Simão. AFC - Curitiba were furious when Gilmar Simão was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 10 played minutes Zemantauskas FC got a freekick which was hit by Alex Berger. 16 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Davi Mello came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi Mello in the 19th minute of the match. Nico Torres didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 27th minute. AFC - Curitiba's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 36th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 37th minute of play. Sílvio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute AFC - Curitiba were awarded a corner. Doriva Koehler went to the cornerflag to take it. Zemantauskas FC's Sílvio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 45th minute of play. AFC - Curitiba's Humberto Leão got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eriberto Gomes was the one to do the kick off. Celsinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davi Mello in the 54th minute of play. Davi Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Vander having to interfere. Celsinho Vander made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Eriberto Gomes sent off a good shot on target. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi Mello in the 70th minute of the match. If Eriberto Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Humberto Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi Mello in the 89th minute of play. Sílvio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Furlan in the 91st minute of play. There was no doubt that AFC - Curitiba were the better team. AFC - Curitiba's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.