Friendly League

Rei Fernando
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nelsinho Marinho kicked off to start the match. Carlinhos da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Palestra do Interior's Antônio Carlos Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válter de Sousa in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Válter de Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Antônio Carlos Cavalcante was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlinhos da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Marinho in the 9th minute of play. Carlinhos da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafim Simão in the 13th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Nelsinho Marinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlinhos da Costa. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nelsinho Marinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Carlinhos da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Marinho in the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelson Xavier during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Nelson Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ronaldo Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Doni Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nelsinho Marinho took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlinhos da Costa. Carlinhos da Costa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 45th minute Nelsinho Marinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlinhos da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Carlinhos da Costa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nelsinho Marinho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 59 minute of play. In the 63rdth minute of the game Nelsinho Marinho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Palestra do Interior's Dinei Brito was substituted for Ronaldo Pirani. Palestra do Interior's Ezequiel de Souza was substituted for Doni Pimenta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pau Lin-Carlos in the 70th minute of play forced E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goalkeeper Carlinhos da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of E.C 2 Janeiro RS booed when Palestra do Interior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulysses Neto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nelson Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlinhos da Costa having to interfere. After a rather tough play, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Paulo Pontes got a free kick in the 76th minute. After having played for 77 minutes, Serafim Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestra do Interior's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafim Simão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa got control of the ball when Nelsinho Marinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Palestra do Interior's Nelson Xavier got a free kick in the 81st minute. Palestra do Interior's Antônio Carlos Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Pontes in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nelsinho Marinho got free with Carlinhos da Costa in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Delfim Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlinhos da Costa having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Palestra do Interior's Peder Neira got a free kick in the 89th minute. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelsinho Marinho in the 93rd minute of play. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save E.C 2 Janeiro RS from getting a goal against them. Nelson Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.