Friendly League

Toca do Lobo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Antônio Carlos Cavalcante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Horácio Pereira went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 6th minute of the match Palestra do Interior got a corner. SORRISO E. C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nelsinho Marinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Pirani in the 9th minute of play forced SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Valdo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the SORRISO E. C. defense, Ronaldo Pirani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valdo Catarinense. The SORRISO E. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valdo Catarinense should have stopped the shot. After 12 played minutes Palestra do Interior got a freekick which was hit by Doni Pimenta. Palestra do Interior's Ronaldo Pirani got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valdo Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute of the match Palestra do Interior got a corner. SORRISO E. C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nelsinho Marinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. Valdo Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Marinho in the 28th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Serafim Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestra do Interior's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafim Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdo Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SORRISO E. C. getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Horácio Pereira hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdo Catarinense was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. A collision led to SORRISO E. C. getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jairo Madureira hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cláudio Couto during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cláudio Couto hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Mendonça stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Valdo Catarinense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelsinho Marinho in the 52nd minute. Valdo Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Palestra do Interior's Nelsinho Marinho in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SORRISO E. C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Carlos Arantes hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Palestra do Interior made a substitution. Delfim Quintal replaced David Vale. Palestra do Interior made a substitution. Dinei Brito replaced Ronaldo Pirani. After a rather tough play, SORRISO E. C.'s Carlos Arantes got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Ezequiel de Souza's late challenge caught a SORRISO E. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ezequiel de Souza helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Palestra do Interior's Ezequiel de Souza got a free kick in the 64th minute. Alberto Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberto Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to SORRISO E. C. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Alberto Mendonça hit a great ball. Júlio Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Pau Lin-Carlos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Valdo Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valdo Catarinense made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Pau Lin-Carlos sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of SORRISO E. C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Palestra do Interior:s goal. SORRISO E. C.:s Valdo Catarinense showed great skill when he stopped Nelsinho Marinho:s penalty. Ezequiel de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The Palestra do Interior supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Palestra do Interior would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.