Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Simões got the match started through his kick off. Evandro Lara was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Ivo Brito capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ivo Brito really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 11th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís de Salles to maneuver through the defense. Marcin Rekowski was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jael Jardel in the 17th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Evandro Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evandro Lara made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Anderson de Sousa sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Brito in the 23rd minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Evandro Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinho Toscano charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudinho Toscano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute, Claudinho Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 29 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bastos. Evandro Lara made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Anderson de Sousa sent off a good shot on target. Gil Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Bastos in the 34th minute of the match. If Ivo Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marquês de Herval's Evandro Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson de Sousa in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 40 minutes, Jael Jardel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio 20 Julho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jael Jardel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Simões in the 42nd minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Gil Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evandro Lara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudinho Toscano in the 46th minute. Marquês de Herval's Evandro Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jael Jardel in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Marcin Rekowski charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcin Rekowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Marcin Rekowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes, Marquês de Herval's Dráusio Couto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gil Guerra came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Marquês de Herval reached it. Evandro Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Dráusio Couto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gil Guerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Silas Goiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marquês de Herval's Evandro Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson de Sousa in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Claudinho Toscano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio 20 Julho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Marquês de Herval's zone, Jael Jardel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evandro Lara came out of the goal and Jael Jardel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the game, Grêmio 20 Julho's Anderson de Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evandro Lara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 94 minutes into the game, Grêmio 20 Julho's Ivo Brito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evandro Lara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Grêmio 20 Julho's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.