Friendly League

República de Italia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octavio Senio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 7 played minutes Independente FC got a freekick which was hit by José Vítor Rodrigues. Nestor Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Senio in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Tiago Gabriel Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Martino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Martino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Rodrigues in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute José Vítor Rodrigues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Martino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Octavio Senio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sixto Roland's late challenge caught a Independente FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sixto Roland helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Independente FC booed when Club Sportivo Italiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Roland didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute of the match Romeu Guerra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafael Martino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rafael Lidon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nestor Quintal came out and tried to block the shot, but Rafael Lidon slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 39th minute. Nestor Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Machado in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Zé Carlos de Azevedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Martino. Club Sportivo Italiano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Carlos de Azevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1.

The wind increased when José Vítor Rodrigues made the kick off in the second half. Rafael Martino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos de Azevedo in the 54th minute of the match. Leo Veronica's late challenge caught a Independente FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leo Veronica helped the player get up and apologised. Rafael Martino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Rodrigues in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Independente FC booed when Club Sportivo Italiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Oxel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Independente FC's José Vítor Rodrigues got a free kick in the 65th minute. Nestor Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Senio in the 67th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Carlos de Azevedo got free with Rafael Martino in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafael Martino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Rodrigues in the 75th minute of the match. Elvio Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Club Sportivo Italiano made a substitution. Fermin Torres replaced Octavio Senio. Elvio Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. With a little luck, Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino got control of the ball when Zé Carlos de Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Club Sportivo Italiano booed when Independente FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedito Trancoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafael Lidon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nestor Quintal. Independente FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Marcel Mendes came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Independente FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcel Mendes couldn't finish the play. Nestor Quintal came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Sportivo Italiano's Elvio Machado. But to his dismay, Elvio Machado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Nestor Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fermin Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, Independente FC's Marcel Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Martino narrowly saved just below the crossbar.