Friendly League

Arena Floresta
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. Cafu Tinoco started the match with the kick off. Hudson de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sylvester Stallone in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Arnold Schwarzenegger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAFFIAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Floresta Club U18 the free kick. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Arnold Schwarzenegger hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Jean-Claude Van Damme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hudson de Souza was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Sylvester Stallone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Hudson de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zeca Souto came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kjell-Arne Hultman could save by the left post. After having played for 40 minutes, Jörn Gustafsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAFFIAN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jörn Gustafsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Zeca Souto fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floresta Club U18's protests and gave Zeca Souto a yellow card for diving instead. During the 43rd minute of the match Zeca Souto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zeca Souto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 44 played minutes Floresta Club U18 got a freekick which was hit by Zeca Souto. Hudson de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 47th match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnold Schwarzenegger to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean-Claude Van Damme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arnold Schwarzenegger was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Floresta Club U18 booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Elliott Beckeman got a free kick in the 58th minute. Geovânio Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjell-Arne Hultman having to interfere. Kjell-Arne Hultman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovânio Albuquerque in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafu Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Jean-Claude Van Damme took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Hudson de Souza to make any attempt to save it. In the 84th match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylvester Stallone to maneuver through the defense. Agnaldo Vaz hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.