Friendly League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lolo Acharan in the 5th minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgardo Rondanelli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Panos Karkantos went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but Edgardo Rondanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Panos Karkantos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgardo Rondanelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikel Señoret in the 16th minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikel Señoret, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Yeray Necochea might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Christini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yeray Necochea ran back to his position shaking his head. Román Ahrens hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Edson Futebol Clube's Edgardo Rondanelli threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Heleno de Freitas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Edson Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Talcampeón FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tao Xing Yong took the corner. Tao Xing Yong made a great header on Edson Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that Talcampeón FC's Edgardo Rondanelli managed to reach the ball for a save. 27 minutes into the game, Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgardo Rondanelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Panos Karkantos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the game, Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgardo Rondanelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 35th minute Yeray Necochea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Talcampeón FC's Edgardo Rondanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Talcampeón FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Edson Futebol Clube's Panos Karkantos got a free kick in the 44th minute. Lolo Acharan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Christini having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Heleno de Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgardo Rondanelli was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

Edgardo Rondanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Fontes in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but Edgardo Rondanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgardo Rondanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heleno de Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgardo Rondanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Karkantos in the 56th minute of play. Lolo Acharan made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Edson Futebol Clube's Djalma Di Filippo. 60 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but Edgardo Rondanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Christini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Paredes in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikel Señoret. In the 66th minute Yeray Necochea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yeray Necochea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Karkantos came free, but Edgardo Rondanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Heleno de Freitas in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgardo Rondanelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edgardo Rondanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Hulk in the 76th minute of play. Edgardo Rondanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edson Futebol Clube made a substitution. Tuncay Şanlı replaced Dumitru Albulescu. 84 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Paul Christini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikel Señoret. Edgardo Rondanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Karkantos in the 86th minute of the match. Edgardo Rondanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Karkantos in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Talcampeón FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Fritz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Karkantos in the 90th minute of play forced Talcampeón FC's goalkeeper Edgardo Rondanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Fritz, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute Yeray Necochea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edson Futebol Clube were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Talcampeón FC for a fine match.