Friendly League

Sao Januário
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Squadra Demarchi's Claudinho Pinho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Claudinho Pinho hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the game, Nelson Vidal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Squadra Demarchi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vascogoianiense FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Nelson Vidal got a free kick in the 15th minute. Olavo Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Meirelles in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th play minute Júnior Camargo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Oscar Saldanha. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Júnior Camargo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Saldanha was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Vascogoianiense FC's Olavo Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Meirelles in the 25th minute of play. Olavo Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Paraibano in the 27th minute of play. When Júnior Camargo fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vascogoianiense FC's protests and gave Júnior Camargo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Júnior Meirelles made a precise shot to the right of Olavo Fonseca. Vascogoianiense FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Claudinho Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Júnior Meirelles's late challenge caught a Vascogoianiense FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júnior Meirelles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Vascogoianiense FC booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Meirelles didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Júnior Meirelles came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Squadra Demarchi 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 Júnior Meirelles couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Júnior Camargo made the kick off in the second half. When Vascogoianiense FC's Júnior Camargo in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Squadra Demarchi's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Júnior Camargo put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Vascogoianiense FC's Olavo Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Meirelles in the 63rd minute of play. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes of play, Vascogoianiense FC's Márcio Medeiros made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Saldanha was left in no man's land by his defense there! 74 minutes into the game, José Carlos Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vascogoianiense FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Squadra Demarchi the free kick. In the 74th minute, José Carlos Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vascogoianiense FC's Olavo Fonseca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Vascogoianiense FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ciro Castro hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Ernesto Pereira got a free kick in the 86th minute. After 89 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Loyola. Paulinho Paraibano hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Paulinho Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Squadra Demarchi 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 Paulinho Paraibano couldn't finish the play. Vascogoianiense FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.