Friendly League

Von Zaatari Rottweil
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thiago Almada took the kick off in the first half of the match. Igor Jesus might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauro de Salles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Igor Jesus ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Carlos Cordeiro hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Batista came free, but John Victor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Vidal in the 16th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Vladimir Braga hit a great ball. Wiliam Torres charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wiliam Torres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Wiliam Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Wilson Vidal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. John Victor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 32 minutes into the match, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goal looked a bit too open when Jailson de Carvalho came free, but John Victor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Victor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Renato Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A nice corner shot did that Dudu Queiroz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this John Victor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s John Victor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson de Carvalho in the 37th minute of play. John Victor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jailson de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Jesus's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mauro de Salles firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thiago Almada during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Thiago Almada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Neves to maneuver through the defense. When Igor Jesus fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s protests and gave Igor Jesus a yellow card for diving instead. Igor Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jailson de Carvalho to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Thiago Almada managed to get in a good position for a shot. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s supporters rose to their feet, but Thiago Almada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro de Salles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. John Victor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Vidal in the 58th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Igor Jesus was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's César Alagoano was substituted for Cesinha Cruz. After 60 played minutes CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ got a freekick which was hit by Igor Jesus. John Victor was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Paulo Renato Souza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulo Renato Souza really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. John Victor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Vidal in the 71st minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Renato Souza. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jailson de Carvalho in the 78th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John Victor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilson Vidal in the 79th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juvenal Novaes during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Juvenal Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Elano Viana got a free kick in the 90th minute. When Dudu Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Nova Iguaçu MZFC 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 Dudu Queiroz couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Batista during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anselmo Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Vidal in the 95th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper John Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nova Iguaçu MZFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.