Friendly League

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafa Coutinho started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Túlio Maravilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walmir Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Túlio Maravilha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walmir Dias. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Túlio Maravilha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Leopoldo Capixaba got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Fabiano Varela hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Luisinho Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Walmir Dias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Walmir Dias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Vítor Sena's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Toninho da Cunha's late challenge caught a Palmares Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toninho da Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Toninho da Cunha hit a great ball. In the 25th minute Toninho da Cunha suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Luisinho Nogueira's late challenge caught a Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisinho Nogueira helped the player get up and apologised. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Charles Vergílio was substituted for Toninho da Cunha. Luisinho Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Walmir Dias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Túlio Maravilha's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Leonardo Paz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Coutinho in the 38th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Túlio Maravilha to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Vergílio to maneuver through the defense. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Walmir Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz got control of the ball when Rafa Coutinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Walmir Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Maravilha in the 59th minute of play. When Rafa Coutinho came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® 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 Rafa Coutinho couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute Leopoldo Capixaba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Paz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Palmares Futebol Clube's Thomás Maia was substituted for Luisinho Nogueira. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. João Carlos Antunes replaced Jarbas Porto. In the 69th match minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gernando dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Walmir Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Sena in the 80th minute of play forced Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalkeeper Walmir Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Secco came free, but Walmir Dias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felippe Secco to maneuver through the defense. When Paulo Botelho fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s protests and gave Paulo Botelho a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Palmares Futebol Clube booed when Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Maia to maneuver through the defense. Walmir Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Palmares Futebol Clube.