Friendly League

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alfredo Martins made the kick off and thus started the match. Aírton de Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 5th minute of the match. 22 minutes in the game Toby Major did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gaston Gonzalez. When Alfredo Martins came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Marquês de Herval 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 Alfredo Martins couldn't finish the play. Dudu Hermes lost his temper 34 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Motta Futebol Clube! In the 47th minute, Toby Major hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Artur Sabóia made the kick off in the second half. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xie Ao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marquês de Herval's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Danilo Arantes was slow to take the kick. During this time Motta Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Válbson de Alcântara heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Aírton de Lima made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when German Cano sent off a good shot on target. German Cano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aírton de Lima read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Aírton de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Motta Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gao Xiang Guang took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Luizão Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Motta Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizão Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dida Taffarel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute of the match Marquês de Herval got a corner. Motta Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gao Xiang Guang ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gao Xiang Guang made a great header on Marquês de Herval's corner, it was just that Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima managed to reach the ball for a save. Paulão Favoretto made in the 83rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Artur Sabóia. If Alfredo Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moussa Kabre to maneuver through the defense. Danilo Arantes struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Dida Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Motta Futebol Clube. When Xie Ao came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Motta Futebol Clube 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 Xie Ao couldn't finish the play. The Marquês de Herval 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.