Friendly League

Arena Quebradeira
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elói Branco kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Quebra Ossos FC's Elói Branco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. André Onana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Sílvio Corrêa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Onana. OldHighburyInvincibles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sílvio Corrêa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. André Onana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói Branco in the 27th minute of play. Richard Breckenfeld made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Paolucci in the 33rd minute of play. Gugu Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but André Onana made a huge save. When Dino Onori fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OldHighburyInvincibles's protests and gave Dino Onori a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute, Dino Onori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th play minute Sílvio Corrêa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised André Onana. 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florian Paolucci was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Gugu Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of André Onana. OldHighburyInvincibles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu Saldanha in the 61st minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper André Onana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Onana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Saldanha in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Betão Marinho 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. André Onana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Cosimo Tuzzolino got a free kick in the 72nd minute. OldHighburyInvincibles's André Onana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gugu Saldanha in the 77th minute of play. Téo Fonseca made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by OldHighburyInvincibles's Achille Sisti. When Aurelio Ferrante fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OldHighburyInvincibles's protests and gave Aurelio Ferrante a yellow card for diving instead. Aurelio Ferrante kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Quebra Ossos FC booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Ferrante didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Gugu Saldanha notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of OldHighburyInvincibles's André Onana. André Onana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Quebra Ossos FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.