Friendly League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfonso Bikendi started the match with the kick off. 0-1 became the score in the 5th minute when Alfonso Bikendi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Caio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Bikendi in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes in the game Juan Sorin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Adrian Cristos. In the 13th minute Alfonso Bikendi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Kauã Campidelis hit a great ball. Juan Sorin kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Xizavier Dacorrega shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Caio Penha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Durval Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Percy Cearense got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Durval Meireles notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of RB Chubut's Robert Vassenius. Robert Vassenius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adilson Cordeiro's late challenge caught a RB Chubut's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adilson Cordeiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, BRASIL.Sp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adilson Cordeiro to maneuver through the defense. BRASIL.Sp's Lon Lanteigne was substituted for Percy Cearense. Adilson Cordeiro hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Juan Sorin in the 48th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Caio Penha's left hand side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Durval Meireles to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, RB Chubut's Alfonso Bikendi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Caio Penha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute RB Chubut were awarded a corner. Lino Semeno went to the cornerflag to take it. RB Chubut's Lino Semeno was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Caio Penha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Pedro Varela hit a great ball. Caio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Semeno in the 63rd minute of the match. RB Chubut's Robert Vassenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Meireles in the 65th minute of play. BRASIL.Sp's Caio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrézinho Pelé in the 67th minute of play. Caio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrézinho Pelé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Andrézinho Pelé 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. Xizavier Dacorrega charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xizavier Dacorrega the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 73 played minutes RB Chubut got a freekick which was hit by Xizavier Dacorrega. In the 74th match minute, BRASIL.Sp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Meireles to maneuver through the defense. Caio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrézinho Pelé, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José Neto in the 81st minute of play forced RB Chubut's goalkeeper Robert Vassenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrézinho Pelé recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isaac Mingo kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Andrézinho Pelé came free, but Caio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, BRASIL.Sp's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lázaro Quico fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. BRASIL.Sp's Caio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrézinho Pelé in the 91st minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.