Friendly League

República de Italia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) João Pedro Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Claris in the 3rd minute of play. If Evelio Pes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute Evelio Pes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Pedro Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evelio Pes in the 9th minute of play. Reynaldo Stephen came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Tomb Raider FC's Váldson Palmeira. But to his dismay, Váldson Palmeira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantijn Schoovaerts in the 23rd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogelio Claris's late challenge caught a Tomb Raider FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogelio Claris helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Tomb Raider FC's zone, Evelio Pes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Meirelles came out of the goal and Evelio Pes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Club Sportivo Italiano's Evelio Pes in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tomb Raider FC's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes into the match, Constantijn Schoovaerts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. Club Sportivo Italiano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Constantijn Schoovaerts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 33rdth minute of the game Evelio Pes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Cordeiro in the 35th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Evelio Pes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Sportivo Italiano's Evelio Pes got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. João Pedro Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evelio Pes, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Club Sportivo Italiano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luisito Bikendi in the 42nd minute. After taking down the ball on Club Sportivo Italiano's corner Rogelio Claris fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and João Pedro Meirelles quite easily take care of the ball. Club Sportivo Italiano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luisito Bikendi in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Luiz Cordeiro was the one to do the kick off. Constantijn Schoovaerts who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Reynaldo Stephen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Evelio Pes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro Meirelles was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Evelio Pes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro Meirelles was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. João Pedro Meirelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evelio Pes in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantijn Schoovaerts in the 68th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Balthazar Minnen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Reynaldo Stephen came out and tried to block the shot, but Balthazar Minnen slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 69th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Tomb Raider FC's goal looked a bit too open when Evelio Pes came free, but João Pedro Meirelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugênio Mazza kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. João Pedro Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evelio Pes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Tomb Raider FC's Rodrigo Berger got a free kick in the 79th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tomb Raider FC's zone, Theo Hayles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Meirelles came out of the goal and Theo Hayles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reynaldo Stephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balthazar Minnen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Tomb Raider FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Sportivo Italiano throughout the match.