Friendly League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Don Lalo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson Tepedino in the 15th minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denílson Tepedino in the 17th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Don Lalo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeremias Moreno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Don Lalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Lalo in the 27th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Don Lalo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, ADM Taquaras's Daniel de Godoi got a free kick in the 37th minute. Tales De Mileto hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute Benas Brazys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Denílson Tepedino notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to G.E. Juventus FSCMZ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Hermínio Sanches hit a great ball. After 47 minutes of play, ADM Taquaras's Denílson Tepedino made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonardo Da Vinci was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Don Lalo to make the kick off. Leonardo Da Vinci was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Denílson Tepedino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Denílson Tepedino really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Denílson Tepedino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Da Vinci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Malcolm Westerberg was slow to take the kick. During this time ADM Taquaras's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Herberto Ribas hit a great ball. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ made a substitution. Tor Garantos replaced Don Lalo. Herberto Ribas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achilleas Stefanakis in the 67th minute of the match. Denílson Tepedino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Leonardo Da Vinci made a huge save. In the 74th minute Achilleas Stefanakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Denílson Tepedino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Denílson Tepedino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Da Vinci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute Tor Garantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tor Garantos in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Tor Garantos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeremias Moreno. ADM Taquaras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tor Garantos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. ADM Taquaras played a much better game than G.E. Juventus FSCMZ and deserved their victory. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.