Friendly League

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Manuel Fernandes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute Luís Eduardo Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico Figueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eurico Figueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Arnaldo Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Fernandes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Samuca Bezerra came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Fernandes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Eduardo Arce came free, but Eurico Figueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho Faria's late challenge caught a Gremio Viana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiaguinho Faria helped the player get up and apologised. After 27 played minutes Rondinone F.C - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Tiaguinho Faria. After 31 minutes of play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Luís Eduardo Arce made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eurico Figueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eurico Figueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 played minutes Gremio Viana got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Durães. In the 36th minute of the match Arnaldo Coutinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eurico Figueira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Arce in the 37th minute of play forced Gremio Viana's goalkeeper Eurico Figueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Tiaguinho Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tiaguinho Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Eurico Figueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Eduardo Arce to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Luís Eduardo Arce ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eurico Figueira. Eurico Figueira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. When Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Pedrinho do Valle in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gremio Viana's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Eduardo Arce scored 1-3 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eurico Figueira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With splendid footwork Luís Eduardo Arce arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-4 by the left pole in the game's 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Eduardo Arce got free with Eurico Figueira in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedrinho do Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eurico Figueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Perivaldo Pitta was substituted for Pedrinho do Valle. Óscar Caldas hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Luís Eduardo Arce 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. After having played for 85 minutes, Perivaldo Pitta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Perivaldo Pitta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adelino Gama hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Filipe Quinaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 played minutes, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Arnaldo Coutinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eurico Figueira 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 Rondinone F.C - FDFDF reached it. Eurico Figueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Eduardo Arce in the 93rd minute. With his leg Eurico Figueira managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Luís Eduardo Arce fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Eurico Figueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Eduardo Arce in the 97th minute. The Gremio Viana fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.