Friendly League

Arrena Barrerao
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alex Lara made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes FC Barrera 2.0 got a freekick which was hit by Jeff Waters. In the 5th minute, Marcos Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 7th match minute, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Romero to maneuver through the defense. When Bai Zhen Kang fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's protests and gave Bai Zhen Kang a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Bai Zhen Kang got a free kick in the 10th minute. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Rene Austin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Gildo Cordeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomás Travassos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valério Xavier got free with Rene Austin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeff Waters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Rene Austin made a huge save. Thiago de Castro hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Thomás Travassos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Lopez in the 22nd minute of play. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Rene Austin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Xavier in the 30th minute of play. In the 34thth minute of the game Marcos Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Marcos Lopez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomás Travassos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a little luck, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Rene Austin got control of the ball when Jeff Waters tried to sneak it across the goal line. Otávio Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Valério Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Austin was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Lopez was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ defense, Jeff Waters kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Austin. The Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Austin should have stopped the shot. After having played for 57 minutes, Gildo Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gildo Cordeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jesus Romero during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Romero to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the game, Ciro Miranda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barrera 2.0 the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Miranda to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Waters in the 63rd minute of play forced Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goalkeeper Rene Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Gildo Cordeiro notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos. Thomás Travassos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Lopez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Thomás Travassos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 72nd minute Jeff Waters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Austin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Jeff Waters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Austin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77thth minute of the game Jeff Waters who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Rene Austin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Barrera 2.0's José Loureiro got a free kick in the 78th minute. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Felippe Ramos was substituted for Rômulo Secco. In the 79th match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. When Ciro Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ciro Miranda couldn't finish the play. A hard shot by Michel Velasco from long distance, 83 minutes into the match, got Thomás Travassos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 88 minutes FC Barrera 2.0's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ciro Miranda who took care of the corner kick. Ciro Miranda made a great header on Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's corner, it was just that FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 91st minute, Marcos Lopez 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Lara in the 93rd minute of play forced Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goalkeeper Rene Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Rene Austin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Xavier in the 95th minute of play. After 96 played minutes Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Romero. Rene Austin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeff Waters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Valério Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the FC Barrera 2.0 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Valério Xavier couldn't finish the play. The FC Barrera 2.0 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's performance. The match ended with a win for Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ.