Friendly League

Mineirão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcos Terra took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, William de Salles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SE Palestra Itália's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Tigers the free kick. The supporters of The Tigers booed when SE Palestra Itália was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. William de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulão Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyrone Meehan in the 12th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Hayden Moore. When Dráuzio Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SE Palestra Itália's protests and gave Dráuzio Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. Paulão Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyrone Meehan in the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, The Tigers's Tim Johnstone got control of the ball when William de Salles tried to sneak it across the goal line. William de Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Paulão Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Joy, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The long shot by Rodriguinho Abraão in the 43rd minute really tested Tim Johnstone's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 45th match minute, SE Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the game, Tris Hedges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SE Palestra Itália the free kick. A collision led to The Tigers getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Tris Hedges hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tyrone Meehan to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, SE Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Velloso to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Joy came free, but Paulão Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodriguinho Abraão kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, SE Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodriguinho Abraão to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Terra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hayden Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Joy came free, but Paulão Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulão Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyrone Meehan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sid Francis got free with Paulão Penha in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dave Joy got free with Paulão Penha in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tyrone Meehan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Paulão Penha skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Tyrone Meehan put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paulão Penha. After a defensive mix-up in The Tigers's zone, Jonas Netto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Johnstone came out of the goal and Jonas Netto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rio Blewitt hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 97 minutes, Alexandre Teixeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palestra Itália and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 97 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Teixeira. The SE Palestra Itália fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Tigers were clearly better and deserved to take the win.