Friendly League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Orlando Mineiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guilherme Abud hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Delfim Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Nilmar Freitas charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilmar Freitas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nilmar Freitas hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Ernesto Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Léo Velasco was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of ITAFUT 4EVER:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of DENVER™:s goal. Gino Carneiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ernesto Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guilherme Abud went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Edgar Baiano hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar Freitas in the 44th minute of play. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Abud in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guilherme Abud made a kick off. In the 54th minute, DENVER™'s Guilherme Abud ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ernesto Varela. Ernesto Varela yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela got control of the ball when Gino Carneiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Afonso Maciel hit a great ball. In the 71st match minute, DENVER™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Velasco to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela got control of the ball when Gino Carneiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernesto Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Abud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guilherme Abud in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernesto Varela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Nilmar Freitas took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Ernesto Varela to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Márcio Guedes managed to get in a good position for a shot. DENVER™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Márcio Guedes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Varela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.