Friendly League

Happy Stadium SF
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldo Pinheiro started the match with the kick off. Aparício Guerreiro hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Ronaldo Pinheiro could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Alfredo Neves however easily saved by the left post. If Aparício Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredo Neves made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Ronaldo Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 17th minute, Samuel Lira made a precise shot to the right of Mauro Castilho. São Francisco FC86's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ronaldo Pinheiros short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Alfredo Neves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Xipoko booed when São Francisco FC86 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Madeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 23 played minutes São Francisco FC86 got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Maltez. 28 minutes into the match, Xipoko's Samuel Lira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro Castilho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of São Francisco FC86 booed when Xipoko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xipoko's defense didn't have a chance, in the 30th minute, when Aparício Guerreiro scored to the left of an out of position Alfredo Neves, making the score, 1-1. Xipoko's Alfredo Neves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Xipoko from getting a goal against them. In the 35thth minute of the game Ronaldo Pinheiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xipoko's Alfredo Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. São Francisco FC86's Mauro Castilho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Lira in the 36th minute of play. Alfredo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesualdo Granja in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Alexandre Fraga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aparício Guerreiro in the 40th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Fábio Cardoso made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Xipoko got a freekick which was hit by Tiaguinho Salles. A collision led to Xipoko getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Fábio Cardoso hit a great ball. Xipoko's Alfredo Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Pinheiro in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, São Francisco FC86's Ronaldo Pinheiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredo Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If Ronaldo Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Xipoko's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Pinheiro came free, but Alfredo Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jesualdo Granja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Neves was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. A collision led to Xipoko getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Sebastião Hermes hit a great ball. After 71 played minutes São Francisco FC86 got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Fraga. In the 79th minute, Ricardo Madeira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The São Francisco FC86 fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when São Francisco FC86's Ronaldo Pinheiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alfredo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro in the 86th minute of play. Alfredo Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Xipoko's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Pinheiro came free, but Alfredo Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Pinheiro in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfredo Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. São Francisco FC86 fully deserved thier win.