Friendly League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Durval Meireles took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Luís Paulo Linhares 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 Luís Paulo Linhares in the 6th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after BRASIL.Sp's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Niceto Lando took the corner. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Niceto Lando was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Caio Penha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Linhares in the 9th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Lon Lanteigne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matias Čech. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lon Lanteigne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Luís Paulo Linhares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Penha was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 15th minute Niceto Lando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kléber Ferreira's late challenge caught a ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kléber Ferreira helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Durval Meireles got a free kick in the 26th minute. Durval Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Čech having to interfere. Durval Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Čech having to interfere. In the 34th minute Luís Paulo Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Niceto Lando 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. With a little luck, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Matias Čech got control of the ball when Lon Lanteigne tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Luís Paulo Linhares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Penha was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niceto Lando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Luís Paulo Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute, Luís Paulo Linhares fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Caio Penha, passed just outside the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Caio Penha successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 61 minutes into the game, Luís Paulo Linhares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Caio Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Caio Penha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Paulo Linhares's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Luís Paulo Linhares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Caio Penha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Chico Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BRASIL.Sp's Hélder Munhoz was substituted for Chico Rodrigues. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute Lon Lanteigne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matias Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder Munhoz in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match, Niceto Lando tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Caio Penha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 89 minutes into the game, Hélder Munhoz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Matias Čech was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. BRASIL.Sp's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.