Friendly League

Dalmai Feal
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andoitz Talavera started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Lope Reina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Alex Lara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvino Galnares. Salud y República's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Lara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Adalberto Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Salud y República's goal looked a bit too open when Valério dos Santos came free, but Alvino Galnares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Dominguez charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Dominguez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juan Dominguez hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Valério Xavier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Barrera 2.0 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Alvino Galnares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valério Xavier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. During the 33rd minute of the match Juan Dominguez completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Juan Dominguez a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 32 minutes into the game, one of Salud y República:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alvino Galnares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valério dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 minutes, Virgílio Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Barrera 2.0 and the Salud y República players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Alex Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Barrera 2.0 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Salud y República's zone, Alex Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvino Galnares came out of the goal and Alex Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valério Xavier to make the kick off. If Valério Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvino Galnares was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Valério dos Santos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valério dos Santos really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Alex Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvino Galnares having to interfere. After some careless play in the Salud y República defense, Alex Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alvino Galnares. The Salud y República fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alvino Galnares should have stopped the shot. FC Barrera 2.0's Betão Paulista was substituted for Osvaldo Vianna. After a rather tough play, Salud y República's Mino Cazorla got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute of the match Betão Paulista shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alvino Galnares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alvino Galnares came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Barrera 2.0's Valério Xavier. But to his dismay, Valério Xavier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. 77 minutes into the game, FC Barrera 2.0's Valério Xavier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvino Galnares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. 84 minutes into the game, Mino Cazorla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salud y República's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barrera 2.0 the free kick. Mino Cazorla kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Alex Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvino Galnares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the game, FC Barrera 2.0's Alex Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvino Galnares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. Valério Xavier didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-10 via right post in the game's 94th minute. FC Barrera 2.0's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! FC Barrera 2.0 played a much better game than Salud y República and deserved their victory. The Salud y República players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.