Friendly League

Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Jardel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ronaldinho Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldinho Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Ronaldinho Andrade got a free kick in the 5th minute. After 7 minutes, Luiz Fernando Britto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LauerArmy and the Clube Audax Metropolitano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Clube Audax Metropolitano made a substitution. Hugo Calderona replaced Alix Vance. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LauerArmy! Danrley Buffon had in the 10thth minute some difficulties stopping Juan Gerber's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. LauerArmy's Danrley Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Calderona in the 12th minute of play. LauerArmy's Danrley Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Calderona in the 25th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Audax Metropolitano's zone, Paulo Jardel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernando Donatello came out of the goal and Paulo Jardel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder dos Santos in the 30th minute of play. Zeca Siqueira in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Danrley Buffon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zeca Siqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danrley Buffon having to interfere. Miguel Fontes in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Danrley Buffon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. LauerArmy's Danrley Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save LauerArmy from getting a goal against them. Paulo Jardel struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Fernando Donatello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LauerArmy. Fernando Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Freire in the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Cipriano Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Calderona made a kick off. The supporters of Clube Audax Metropolitano booed when LauerArmy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fernando Britto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute Hugo Calderona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danrley Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Zeca Siqueira made a precise shot to the right of Danrley Buffon. LauerArmy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Fernando Donatello made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Paulo Jardel sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th match minute, Clube Audax Metropolitano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Andrade to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of LauerArmy booed when Clube Audax Metropolitano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Calderona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernando Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder dos Santos in the 64th minute of play. Danrley Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Calderona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Raí Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LauerArmy's Danrley Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Fontes in the 73rd minute of play. Ernani Corrêa hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The supporters of Clube Audax Metropolitano booed when LauerArmy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christiano Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Danrley Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Calderona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raí Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Alfredão Loyola, 88 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 92 minutes into the match, LauerArmy's Guga Freire sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernando Donatello narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Clube Audax Metropolitano getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Wágner da Costa hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Paulo Jardel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fernando Donatello. The goal made the score 1-1. The LauerArmy players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Clube Audax Metropolitano from taking control. The game ends in a draw.