Friendly League

Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavao Zadro got the match started through his kick off. Pavao Zadro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frederico Madureira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Mochila FC's goal looked a bit too open when Prospero Perico came free, but Frederico Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrézinho Batista in the 6th minute of play forced Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frederico Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavao Zadro in the 7th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Sílvio Laureano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Pavao Zadro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Frederico Madureira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lobos de Carelia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xu Ran Zhen in the 18th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Saul Montrel heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 0-2 became the score in the 20th minute when Prospero Perico elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Perico in the 23rd minute of play forced Mochila FC's goalkeeper Frederico Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes of play, Lobos de Carelia's Prospero Perico made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frederico Madureira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Laureano in the 26th minute of play. Nestor Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bart Claveau in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes in the game, Bart Claveau dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. If Pavao Zadro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez got control of the ball when Bart Claveau tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pavao Zadro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico Madureira was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After the first half Lobos de Carelia were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When Nildo Moreira fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mochila FC's protests and gave Nildo Moreira a yellow card for diving instead. Mochila FC:s Frederico Madureira showed great skill when he stopped Xu Ran Zhen:s penalty. Frederico Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavao Zadro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the game, Lobos de Carelia's Pavao Zadro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederico Madureira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 63rdth minute of the game Pavao Zadro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mochila FC's Frederico Madureira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Laureano in the 65th minute of play forced Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prospero Perico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute, one of Mochila FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mochila FC. Frederico Madureira had in the 71stth minute some difficulties stopping Xu Ran Zhen's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sílvio Laureano might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Cortez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sílvio Laureano ran back to his position shaking his head. Eusebio Rios hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Mochila FC's Frederico Madureira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristobal Lia in the 84th minute of play. Frederico Madureira made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Prospero Perico sent off a good shot on target. Prospero Perico's late challenge caught a Mochila FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prospero Perico helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lobos de Carelia getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Prospero Perico hit a great ball. Prospero Perico could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Frederico Madureira made a huge save. Sílvio Laureano kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. After 99 minutes, Prospero Perico made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Mochila FC's Frederico Madureira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lobos de Carelia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.