Friendly League

Von Zaatari Rottweil
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thiago Almada kicked off to start the match. When Igor Jesus came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ 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 Igor Jesus couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arí Motta in the 14th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Igor Jesus made a precise shot to the right of Lúcio Mandrak. AF CERRADO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Artur Sergipano hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arí Motta in the 25th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, AF CERRADO's Sandro Dionísio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sandro Dionísio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AF CERRADO protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sandro Dionísio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hernani Prata, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AF CERRADO's Lúcio Mandrak. 2-0. After a rather tough play, AF CERRADO's Artur Sergipano got a free kick in the 39th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Arí Motta notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s John Victor. John Victor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Arí Motta made the kick off in the second half. Arí Motta charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arí Motta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Arí Motta hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Thiago Almada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lúcio Mandrak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ismael Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Hernani Prata, 59 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. Arí Motta's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but John Victor firmly grabbed it by the left post. John Victor made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Arí Motta sent off a good shot on target. Thiago Almada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Thiago Almada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lúcio Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Jesus in the 71st minute of play. Thiago Almada took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lúcio Mandrak. Lúcio Mandrak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Nestor Cordeiro hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, AF CERRADO's David Loureiro got a free kick in the 81st minute. Wanderson Paranaense recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igor Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Lúcio Mandrak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 94 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Dionísio. Hernani Prata recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Igor Jesus got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AF CERRADO for a fine match.