Friendly League

Julius Caesar Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Artem Ustinov started the match with the kick off. When Ricardo Ferraz fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leão da Estradinha FC's protests and gave Ricardo Ferraz a yellow card for diving instead. Gilson Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Verzea in the 6th minute of the match. Adrianinho Bittencourt took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardo Aguayo. Bernardo Aguayo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Leão da Estradinha FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jânio Schmidt hit a great ball. Gilson Leal made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Costin Verzea sent off a good shot on target. Gilson Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Verzea in the 27th minute of the match. Gilson Leal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costin Verzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artem Ustinov got free with Gilson Leal in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute Feliberto Tarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Verzea in the 36th minute of play forced Leão da Estradinha FC's goalkeeper Gilson Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute Costin Verzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Gilson Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Verzea in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Ricardinho Xavier 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. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliberto Tarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Leão da Estradinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Costin Verzea came free, but Gilson Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Verzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Leão da Estradinha FC's Ricardinho Xavier in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Diamond Crown FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 71st minute Artem Ustinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilson Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Verzea in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Costin Verzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilson Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Verzea in the 76th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Costin Verzea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilson Leal. Leão da Estradinha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Costin Verzea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 90th match minute, Leão da Estradinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Délio Vianna to maneuver through the defense. Gilson Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Tarin in the 95th minute of the match. After 96 minutes, Vito Dias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Diamond Crown FC and the Leão da Estradinha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vito Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.