Friendly League

Toca do Lobo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Paulo Mello got the match started through his kick off. Caco Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Mello in the 3rd minute of play. In the 3rd minute, José Paulo Mello made a precise shot to the right of Caco Azevedo. SORRISO E. C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. SORRISO E. C.'s attentive Gustavo Romero managed to snatch the ball when Dito Tasso made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. 6 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Prestes came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caco Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute of the match SORRISO E. C. got a corner. Cercadinho's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Murilo Prestes ran over to the corner to take the kick. Murilo Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Rogério Ceni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caco Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Mello in the 19th minute of play. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Prestes in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Claudinei Pirani hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cléber da Costa got free with Rogério Ceni in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Murilo Prestes might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rogério Ceni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Murilo Prestes ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cléber da Costa. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Murilo Prestes was the one to do the kick off. Murilo Prestes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogério Ceni having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Prestes came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walmyr Félix kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo Romero in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rogério Ceni saved Cercadinho from getting behind. After a rather tough play, SORRISO E. C.'s Arnaud Clément got a free kick in the 59th minute. 65 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Mello came free, but Caco Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caco Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Mello in the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Cercadinho booed when SORRISO E. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmílson da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cercadinho made a substitution. Valiente Venezian replaced José Paulo Mello. In the 78th match minute, SORRISO E. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmílson da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Dito Tasso managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valiente Venezian in the 82nd minute of play forced SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Caco Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Murilo Prestes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Ceni was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valiente Venezian got free with Caco Azevedo in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Caco Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valiente Venezian. With a little luck, SORRISO E. C.'s Caco Azevedo got control of the ball when Valiente Venezian tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 95 minutes on the clock, Enrique Gerber commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cercadinho! The Cercadinho 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.