Friendly League

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mané Garrincha got the match started through his kick off. Luiz Netto hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 6 minutes into the game, when William Guerreiro put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of MINEIROS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Villaverde Celeste Clube:s goal. Mané Garrincha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benê Amorim during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benê Amorim hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Serginho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuliano David, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Alfredo Linares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nando Leão. In the 23rd minute, Giuliano David hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benê Amorim in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Benê Amorim came free, but Alfredo Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benê Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Linares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nico de Mendonça in the 28th minute. After 29 minutes, Luiz Netto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villaverde Celeste Clube and the MINEIROS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Luiz Netto hit a great ball. Cesinha Dias hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Serginho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Mané Garrincha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villaverde Celeste Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 43 minutes into the match, MINEIROS's Nico de Mendonça sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Linares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of MINEIROS booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. MINEIROS's Naldo Baiano got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nico de Mendonça to strike the kick off in the second half. MINEIROS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Frank Sten scored to the left of an out of position Serginho Taffarel, making the score, 0-3. After 56 played minutes MINEIROS got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fábio Schmidt. 60 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Cido Guerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Serginho Taffarel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfredo Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benê Amorim's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. MINEIROS made a substitution. Maicon Quintal replaced Benê Amorim. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by MINEIROS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Giuliano David was slow to take the kick. During this time Villaverde Celeste Clube's players had a chance to rest. Giuliano David made a great header on Villaverde Celeste Clube's corner, it was just that MINEIROS's Serginho Taffarel managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 80th minute, Nando Leão made a precise shot to the right of Alfredo Linares. Villaverde Celeste Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After 83 played minutes Villaverde Celeste Clube got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Galvão. Alfredo Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nico de Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Alberto Galvão hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Mané Garrincha got a free kick in the 91st minute.