Friendly League

Mavericks Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tiago Machado kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Aníbal Velasco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EDI MZB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Club Mavericks the free kick. The supporters of Sport Club Mavericks booed when EDI MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Aníbal Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amadeu Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edi Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edi Souza scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amadeu Prado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Maia in the 14th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Amadeu Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredão Mesquita hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After 16 minutes, Ian Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Club Mavericks and the EDI MZB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Evandro Maia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amadeu Prado. Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Machado came free, but Amadeu Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zézinho Neto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Tarcisio Gerber made a huge save. Amadeu Prado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edi Souza went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 31st minute, Tiago Machado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EDI MZB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 36th minute Tiago Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeu Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Mesquita in the 42nd minute of the match. Tiago Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Amadeu Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Machado in the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Didi Mesquita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amadeu Prado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Davi Rossi to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Mavericks's Alexsandro Lira got a free kick in the 55th minute. Amadeu Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st match minute, Sport Club Mavericks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Cean to maneuver through the defense. After 63 minutes of play, EDI MZB's Tiago Machado made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amadeu Prado was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Sport Club Mavericks's zone, Tiago Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeu Prado came out of the goal and Tiago Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amadeu Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Machado in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Didi Mesquita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EDI MZB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. The supporters of Sport Club Mavericks booed when EDI MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. EDI MZB's Evandro Maia got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Sport Club Mavericks's Mateus Novaes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mateus Novaes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sport Club Mavericks protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mateus Novaes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sport Club Mavericks fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave EDI MZB a penalty, 85 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tiago Machado, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sport Club Mavericks's Amadeu Prado. 0-8. Alexsandro Lira kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Edi Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Edi Souza took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Amadeu Prado to make any attempt to save it. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Amadeu Prado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. EDI MZB's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.