Friendly League

Engº. Antônio Lopes
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Pereira struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Remo da Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EoDu Uai Sôccer. 6 minutes into the match, Vítor Simão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remo da Costa. S S Palestra Italia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vítor Simão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 11th minute, Dagoberto Rossi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Joaquim Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot. EoDu Uai Sôccer's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Pereira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remo da Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Vítor Simão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. EoDu Uai Sôccer's Orlando Guimarães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save EoDu Uai Sôccer from getting a goal against them. Joaquim Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Remo da Costa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Simão in the 25th minute of play forced S S Palestra Italia's goalkeeper Remo da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. EoDu Uai Sôccer's Joaquim Pereira got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 28 minutes into the game, EoDu Uai Sôccer's Vítor Simão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remo da Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 31 minutes into the match, César Terra dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Orlando Guimarães, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Macedo in the 36th minute of play forced EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalkeeper Orlando Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th play minute César Terra came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Orlando Guimarães. 2-2. Remo da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Simão in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Paulo da Mata to make the kick off. A collision led to EoDu Uai Sôccer getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Vítor Simão hit a great ball. Remo da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Simão in the 56th minute. In the 58th play minute Vítor Simão came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Remo da Costa. 2-3. Luís Paulo da Mata scored 3-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Orlando Guimarães, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Belmiro Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belmiro Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, EoDu Uai Sôccer's Belmiro Mendes got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, EoDu Uai Sôccer's José Carlos de Sousa got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Caio Luz came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the S S Palestra Italia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Caio Luz couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute, Rômulo Macedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Orlando Guimarães was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Patrick Valle put it in 4-4 from a short distance just to the right of Remo da Costa. In the 82nd match minute, S S Palestra Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Antunes to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Terra in the 88th minute of play. Orlando Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Terra in the 96th minute of play forced EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalkeeper Orlando Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched EoDu Uai Sôccer eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.