Friendly League

Pepo Aravena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Vinícius Haaland started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Reynaldo Neves came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Maverick Futebol Clube 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 Reynaldo Neves couldn't finish the play. Antonio Mackenzie kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Deivid Goiano came free, but Tomás Las Casas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Magallanes defense, Wit Chuchro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Las Casas. The Magallanes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Las Casas should have stopped the shot. 15 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Haaland came free, but Tomás Las Casas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Mac Donald to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wit Chuchro in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomás Las Casas saved Magallanes from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Wit Chuchro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Wit Chuchro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Las Casas was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After having played for 26 minutes, Vinícius Haaland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maverick Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vinícius Haaland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 31 minutes into the match, Maverick Futebol Clube's Cacá Cavalcante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomás Las Casas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edinho Paraíba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Aracena in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute, Gonzalo Perl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th match minute, Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Mackenzie to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Las Casas. Magallanes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reynaldo Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wit Chuchro during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes Maverick Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Wit Chuchro. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelo Aracena to strike the kick off in the second half. Deivid Goiano placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! With a little luck, Magallanes's Tomás Las Casas got control of the ball when Cacá Cavalcante tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herminio Quintero to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Maverick Futebol Clube's Vinícius Haaland ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomás Las Casas. Tomás Las Casas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Maverick Futebol Clube's Reynaldo Neves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tomás Las Casas. That made the score 0-4 after 67 minutes of play. Tomás Las Casas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinícius Haaland in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Neves in the 72nd minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Maverick Futebol Clube's Reynaldo Neves got a free kick in the 74th minute. Tomás Las Casas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Neves in the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Maverick Futebol Clube's Vinícius Haaland got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 85th minute, Wit Chuchro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wit Chuchro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Tomás Las Casas made a huge save. A collision led to Magallanes getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Hugo Mac Donald hit a great ball. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Maverick Futebol Clube players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.