Friendly League

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Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Vivaldo Munhoz made the kick off and thus started the match. Gilvan Paes hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Arnaldo de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuliano David in the 21st minute of the match. Frank Sten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Arnaldo de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnaldo de Carvalho was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Frank Sten capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frank Sten really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when Goblins F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Frank Sten sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnaldo de Carvalho skillfully saved the ball. Luiz Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arnaldo de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute Goblins F.C. were awarded a corner. Waldemar Ramos went to the cornerflag to take it. Goblins F.C.'s Waldemar Ramos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alfredo Linares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 46th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Netto to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Cesinha Dias got a free kick in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Sten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gilvan Paes hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Alfredo Linares got control of the ball when Vivaldo Munhoz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute Vivaldo Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Mendes in the 59th minute of play. Arnaldo de Carvalho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mané Garrincha went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Cesinha Dias hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Denílson de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Linares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vivaldo Munhoz in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Goblins F.C.'s Zeca Carneiro got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Arnaldo de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 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 Vivaldo Munhoz. 79 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mané Garrincha came free, but Arnaldo de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Goblins F.C.'s Arnaldo de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuliano David in the 81st minute of play. Arnaldo de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Garrincha, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 91st minute, Frank Sten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnaldo de Carvalho was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Villaverde Celeste Clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.