Friendly League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dadá Torres started the match with the kick off. Claudinei Maranhense was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Bittencourt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. In the 5th match minute, AS Pikachuzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laerte Toscano to maneuver through the defense. Claudinei Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor da Fonseca in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, AS Pikachuzim's Victor da Fonseca ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Claudinei Maranhense. Claudinei Maranhense yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 13 minutes into the game, Fellipe Pereira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Goth Cloudy Experience's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AS Pikachuzim the free kick. Fellipe Pereira hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Fellipe Pereira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claudinho Moura was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 20 minutes into the match, Glauco Severo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudinho Moura. AS Pikachuzim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Glauco Severo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Claudinei Maranhense made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Dadá Torres sent off a good shot on target. Claudinei Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Victor da Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victor da Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fellipe Pereira in the 30th minute of play. After some careless play in the AS Pikachuzim defense, João Carlos Soares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudinho Moura. The AS Pikachuzim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudinho Moura should have stopped the shot. Goth Cloudy Experience's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Dadá Torres scored to the left of an out of position Claudinei Maranhense, making the score, 3-3. Goth Cloudy Experience's Claudinei Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 46th 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 4-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Glauco Severo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 63rd minute, Victor da Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Pikachuzim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-3. 67 minutes into the game, Cristian Bittencourt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-3. Claudinei Maranhense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 70 minutes, Victor da Fonseca made it 8-3 with a short kick to the right side. Goth Cloudy Experience's Claudinei Maranhense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Goth Cloudy Experience's Claudinei Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovânio Vasconcelos in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Vito Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, AS Pikachuzim's Dadá Torres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudinei Maranhense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-3. After 81 minutes of play, AS Pikachuzim's Vito Batista made it 10-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudinei Maranhense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Claudinei Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AS Pikachuzim had played much better football throughout.