Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dadá Torres made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Victor da Fonseca notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of UPTEXTIL.COM's Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Tiago Lira fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Pikachuzim's protests and gave Tiago Lira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tiago Lira hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the game, Cristian Bittencourt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save AS Pikachuzim from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute Jeremias Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aílton Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Dadá Torres 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: 0-3. With a little luck, AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura got control of the ball when Humberto Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner ended in Claudinei Botelho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura did a great save. UPTEXTIL.COM's Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor da Fonseca in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was a little too slow when Victor da Fonseca got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-4. After 60 minutes of play, AS Pikachuzim's Cristian Bittencourt made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Cristian Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Pikachuzim's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. UPTEXTIL.COM's Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save UPTEXTIL.COM from getting a goal against them. Dadá Torres in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Humberto Magalhães hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, UPTEXTIL.COM's Ediberto Marinho got a free kick in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in UPTEXTIL.COM's zone, Victor da Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho came out of the goal and Victor da Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Bittencourt in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho 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 84th minute. UPTEXTIL.COM were furious when Claudinei Botelho was red carded, 97 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of UPTEXTIL.COM:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AS Pikachuzim:s goal. In the 100th minute there was a penalty for AS Pikachuzim. Cristian Bittencourt stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho. 0-6. The AS Pikachuzim supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AS Pikachuzim would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.