Friendly League

ACRUX
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adilson Tepedino took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Arnulfo Tancredo in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Jataiense Futebol Clube's Gualter Gulak. Thiago Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Adilson Tepedino sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, JS 22's Marciano Madaleno got a free kick in the 8th minute. Thiago Paraibano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adilson Tepedino's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Nino Maldini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 16th minute, Nicolás Castillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jataiense Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 19thth minute of the game Gualter Gulak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JS 22's Robert Steffens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute Gualter Gulak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Steffens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolás Castillo in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robert Steffens saved JS 22 from getting behind. When Nino Maldini fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jataiense Futebol Clube's protests and gave Nino Maldini a yellow card for diving instead. Nino Maldini hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The supporters of JS 22 booed when Jataiense Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Martínez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexander Milošević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Steffens having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Nicolás Castillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert Steffens. JS 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolás Castillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Barnaba Kilarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Robert Steffens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolás Castillo's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Gualter Gulak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Robert Steffens made a huge save. Nicolás Castillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Steffens having to interfere. When Nino Maldini was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes had been played. In the 66th minute, Nino Maldini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gualter Gulak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Jataiense Futebol Clube booed when JS 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Cilio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marciano Madaleno kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 79th minute, when Jataiense Futebol Clube's Carlos Neto after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Robert Steffens in JS 22's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. A hard shot 82 in the game by Gualter Gulak from a close distance when the talented Robert Steffens managed to make a qualified save. JS 22's players were relieved. Robert Steffens made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Gualter Gulak sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th minute, Gualter Gulak 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. Jataiense Futebol Clube played a much better game than JS 22 and deserved their victory. The JS 22 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.