Friendly League

Pecèm
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aníbal Alagoano got the match started through his kick off. Pecém's Denílson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Monteiro in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute Vinicio Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denílson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vinicio Junior scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denílson Leão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pecém's Denílson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Monteiro in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Zé Carlos Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jenipapo SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Carlos Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Jenipapo SC booed when Pecém was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Melberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pecém's zone, Arsenio Gipuzkoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denílson Leão came out of the goal and Arsenio Gipuzkoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, Pecém's goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Alagoano came free, but Denílson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pecém's goalkeeper Denílson Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Denílson Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36thth minute of the game Raphael Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pecém's Denílson Leão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute Nicuşor Nebunu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jenipapo SC were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Pecém's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arsenio Gipuzkoa took the corner. After 45 played minutes Jenipapo SC got a freekick which was hit by Pompiliu Poalelungi. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper David Seaman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xie Shu Tian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Xie Shu Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Pecém's goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Junior came free, but Denílson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raphael Cunha got free with Denílson Leão in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Denílson Leão made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Raphael Cunha sent off a good shot on target. Aníbal Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denílson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinicio Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Jenipapo SC's Raphael Cunha got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute of the match, Maurício Arósio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Denílson Leão saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Alagoano in the 70th minute of play forced Pecém's goalkeeper Denílson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pecém's Roberto Arantes got a free kick in the 76th minute. Zé Carlos Monteiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Denílson Leão came out and tried to block the shot, but Zé Carlos Monteiro slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 81st minute. Raphael Cunha scored 0-3 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denílson Leão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Jenipapo SC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Pompiliu Poalelungi hit a great ball. When the match was over Jenipapo SC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pecém throughout the match.