Friendly League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leal Antas started the match with the kick off. Iuri Santos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Club Sacode Football CIMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedito Fernandez in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adelino Coelho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alan de Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Caetano Coutinho sent off a good shot on target. SC Braga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Evandro Figueiras in the 10th minute. The corner led SC Braga's Evandro Figueiras to fire away a dangerous shot which Alan de Medeiros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Caetano Coutinho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alan de Medeiros firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 15th minute, Aníbal Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes Club Sacode Football CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Aníbal Garcia. Josué Pacheco charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josué Pacheco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th match minute, SC Braga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josué Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 21 minutes, Benedito Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Sacode Football CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedito Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alan de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Monteiro in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, Club Sacode Football CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aníbal Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Adelino Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Sanches in the 31st minute of play. Alan de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leal Antas in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Leal Antas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arí Salgado charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arí Salgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Club Sacode Football CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arí Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adelino Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Nunes in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute Club Sacode Football CIMZ were awarded a corner. Paulão Sena went to the cornerflag to take it. William Nunes took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adelino Coelho. Adelino Coelho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1.

The wind increased when William Nunes made the kick off in the second half. Alan de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leal Antas in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, William Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Josué Pacheco got a free kick in the 59th minute. Adelino Coelho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of William Nunes's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute Benedito Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino Coelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Club Sacode Football CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Monteiro came free, but Alan de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when William Nunes got free with Adelino Coelho in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when William Nunes came free, but Adelino Coelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Braga's Adelino Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Nunes in the 83rd minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when William Nunes came free, but Adelino Coelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.