Friendly League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgílio Trigo got the match started through his kick off. Angelino Nueva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilton Vale showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilton Vale in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelino Nueva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kabiru Rotimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelino Nueva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton Vale in the 20th minute of play. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton Vale in the 23rd minute of play. Wilton Vale blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angelino Nueva having to make a save. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Trigo in the 30th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgílio Trigo in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodolfo Salgado saved TAQUARI FC from getting behind. Wilton Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 38 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Wilton Vale came free, but Angelino Nueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Wilton Vale cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Angelino Nueva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the match, Wilton Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelino Nueva. Reko-Recko 03™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilton Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilton Vale was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Joakim Felin threw the ball into play from the sideline. Reko-Recko 03™'s Leandro de Almeida quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 57th minute Wilton Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelino Nueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Vale in the 64th minute of the match. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save TAQUARI FC from getting a goal against them. Reko-Recko 03™'s Federico Valverde was substituted for Glauco Breckenfeld. In the 67th minute of the match Reko-Recko 03™ got a corner. TAQUARI FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hao Feng Yu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well done corner resulted in Cipriano de Toledo drilling the ball in to score 3-1 behind TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper. Angelino Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Virgílio Trigo came free, but Rodolfo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Vale in the 74th minute of the match. TAQUARI FC made a substitution. Erasmo Gaspar replaced Ernani Souto. Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton Vale in the 80th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilton Vale in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelino Nueva saved Reko-Recko 03™ from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Letourneau in the 85th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Angelino Nueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Reko-Recko 03™'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bernard Letourneau was slow to take the kick. During this time TAQUARI FC's players had a chance to rest. If Wilton Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilton Vale scored 5-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Angelino Nueva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. TAQUARI FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.