Friendly League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Caco Matos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilmar de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélio Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Kauan Amaral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilmar de Mendonça was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 14th minute, Cristóvão Prado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 14 played minutes, Botafogo AP's Guto Paraense shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Enéas Leme came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Botafogo AP reached it. Gilmar de Mendonça didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdemar Quintal went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 27thth minute of the game Kauan Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caco Matos during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 31 minutes into the game, Davi Novaes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 27 de Mayo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botafogo AP the free kick. A collision led to 27 de Mayo getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Davi Novaes hit a great ball. The 27 de Mayo fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when 27 de Mayo's Kauan Amaral looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Pernambucano in the 38th minute of play. Valdemar Quintal charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdemar Quintal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, 27 de Mayo's Valdemar Quintal got a free kick in the 39th minute. Hélio Pernambucano took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gilmar de Mendonça. Gilmar de Mendonça dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. The audience was convinced that Kauan Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilmar de Mendonça was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

The wind increased when Kauan Amaral made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça got control of the ball when Kauan Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hélio Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Botafogo AP getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Caco Matos hit a great ball. After 65 played minutes 27 de Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Kauan Amaral. Enéas Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caco Matos in the 67th minute of the match. Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Botafogo AP from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Enéas Leme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tiaguinho Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Kauan Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça. Botafogo AP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristóvão Prado during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes 27 de Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Prado. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ademir da Costa during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Botafogo AP got a freekick which was hit by Ademir da Costa. Gilmar de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. 27 de Mayo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.