Friendly League

Estádio Monica
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) João Pedro Meirelles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jos Verduin in the 4th minute. João Pedro Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jos Verduin in the 5th minute of play. João Pedro Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Vergílio in the 9th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s zone, Pedro Luiz Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wanderson Freire came out of the goal and Pedro Luiz Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomb Raider FC's Pedro Luiz Cordeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karel-Jan De Winter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. João Pedro Meirelles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wanderson Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Váldson Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Pedro Meirelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karel-Jan De Winter in the 25th minute of the match. João Pedro Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karel-Jan De Winter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Cordeiro in the 29th minute of play forced UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s goalkeeper Wanderson Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luiz Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wanderson Freire was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz Cordeiro came free, but Wanderson Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wanderson Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Váldson Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson Palmeira in the 40th minute of play forced UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s goalkeeper Wanderson Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Pedro Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karel-Jan De Winter in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jos Verduin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Correia. After a rather tough play, Tomb Raider FC's Váldson Palmeira got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 61st minute, Váldson Palmeira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Tomb Raider FC's Balthazar Minnen was substituted for Pedro Luiz Cordeiro. Adalberto Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 67 minutes, Falcão de Medeiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tomb Raider FC and the UMBRELLA CORPORATION™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th match minute, Tomb Raider FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s goalkeeper Wanderson Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Balthazar Minnen. Wanderson Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Balthazar Minnen's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jos Verduin in the 73rd minute of play forced Tomb Raider FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Balthazar Minnen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Wanderson Freire. Wanderson Freire was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Tomb Raider FC's Aírton Nogueira got a free kick in the 80th minute. Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jos Verduin in the 82nd minute of play. João Pedro Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karel-Jan De Winter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Tomb Raider FC's goal looked a bit too open when Karel-Jan De Winter came free, but João Pedro Meirelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rdth minute of the game Váldson Palmeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UMBRELLA CORPORATION™'s Wanderson Freire was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Balthazar Minnen in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wanderson Freire prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tomb Raider FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.