Friendly League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrick Cerezo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Mandrak in the 3rd minute of play. Luís Gustavo Hermes was a little too slow when Ulf Öfverman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 3-0. Noel Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Brothers of Mercy booed when Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Brothers of Mercy's Bengt-Rune Strömbom got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Patrick Cerezo made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Pires. Brothers of Mercy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Alexandre Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Cerezo came free, but Alexandre Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Cerezo in the 34th minute of the match. Alexandre Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilian Mandrak in the 35th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Ulf Öfverman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luís Gustavo Hermes. Ulf Öfverman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. In the 45th minute, Ulf Öfverman made a precise shot to the right of Luís Gustavo Hermes. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bengt-Rune Strömbom was the one to do the kick off. Alexandre Pires came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Marquinhos Baiano. But to his dismay, Marquinhos Baiano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. In the 53rd match minute, Brothers of Mercy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörn Matsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute of the match, Flávio Toledo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alexandre Pires was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Vinícius Porto got a free kick in the 61st minute. Vinícius Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Ulf Öfverman notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Luís Gustavo Hermes. Luís Gustavo Hermes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Luís Gustavo Hermes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Öfverman in the 67th minute of play. Christian Cardozo charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Cardozo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Christian Cardozo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Thiago van Dijk struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Luís Gustavo Hermes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brothers of Mercy. Luís Gustavo Hermes came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Brothers of Mercy's Ulf Öfverman. But to his dismay, Ulf Öfverman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-2. Ulf Öfverman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Luís Gustavo Hermes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Danilo Varela hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Brothers of Mercy's Thiago van Dijk tried to score from far away in the 86th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Vinícius Porto hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes of play, Brothers of Mercy's Ulf Öfverman made it 10-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Gustavo Hermes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antaios Tsangaris hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Brothers of Mercy fully deserved thier win.