Friendly League

Toca do Lobo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Leopoldo Sanches started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Sanches in the 4th minute of play forced SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Valdo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Sanches came free, but Valdo Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th match minute, SORRISO E. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Marquez to maneuver through the defense. Valdo Catarinense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Sanches's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Leopoldo Sanches succeeded in the game's 15th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Mendonça. A hard shot by Vítor Sousa from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Gianluigi Donnarumma's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Komen Grama kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes, SORRISO E. C.'s Vítor Sousa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SORRISO E. C. reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Mendonça got free with Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Mendonça during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th match minute, SORRISO E. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Joélson Paraibano kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto Mendonça to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Caio Rosa got a free kick in the 51st minute. Komen Grama kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Alberto Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. SORRISO E. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gianluigi Donnarumma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caio Rosa charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caio Rosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to S.E.R. Caxias do Sul getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Caio Rosa hit a great ball. Komen Grama hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Horácio Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SORRISO E. C.'s Valdo Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Sanches in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Mendonça came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Joélson Paraibano got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Mendonça in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluigi Donnarumma saved S.E.R. Caxias do Sul from getting behind. Joélson Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Eger in the 90th minute of play. Joélson Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The S.E.R. Caxias do Sul players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.