Friendly League

ENGENHAO
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kauan Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 minutes of play, Marquês de Herval's Nestor Paraibano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Taraborrelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfonso Taraborrelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Alfonso Taraborrelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toninho Madureira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dida Taffarel firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Martins in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfonso Taraborrelli saved BOTAFOGO from getting behind. Alfonso Taraborrelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Taraborrelli having to interfere. Nestor Paraibano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Taraborrelli having to interfere. Alfonso Taraborrelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 27th minute of the match. When Nestor Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Marquês de Herval fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nestor Paraibano couldn't finish the play. When Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BOTAFOGO's goalie prevented a goal. Alfonso Taraborrelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Taraborrelli was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After some careless play in the BOTAFOGO defense, Alfredo Martins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Taraborrelli. The BOTAFOGO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Taraborrelli should have stopped the shot. When Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BOTAFOGO's goalie prevented a goal.

The wind increased when Alfredo Martins made the kick off in the second half. Alfredo Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alfonso Taraborrelli was a little too slow when Alfredo Martins got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Martins got free with Alfonso Taraborrelli in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 played minutes BOTAFOGO got a freekick which was hit by Toninho Madureira. Alfredo Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Jaanek Oese came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the BOTAFOGO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jaanek Oese couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nestor Paraibano in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfonso Taraborrelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaanek Oese in the 80th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gernando de Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. When Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BOTAFOGO's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute of the match Marquês de Herval got a corner. BOTAFOGO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Moussa Kabre ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in German Cano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Alfredo Martins who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Alfonso Taraborrelli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Madureira in the 95th minute of play. Nilmar Correia hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Marquês de Herval had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.