Friendly League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Botafogo AP's André Luís Trigo 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. Wilian Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Percy Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to October 04 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rodolfo Munhoz hit a great ball. The supporters of October 04 booed when Botafogo AP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Wilian Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the October 04 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 Wilian Alcântara couldn't finish the play. Clemente Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Guimarães having to interfere. José Pedro Coelho charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Pedro Coelho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. José Pedro Coelho hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Durvalino Albuquerque got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Munhoz in the 21st minute of play forced Botafogo AP's goalkeeper Percy Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luís Trigo kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Percy Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horácio Aguiar in the 25th minute of the match. Percy Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Munhoz in the 30th minute of play. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Botafogo AP's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Durvalino Albuquerque was slow to take the kick. During this time October 04's players had a chance to rest. In the 37th minute, Horácio Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to October 04 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Geraldo Schmidt hit a great ball. A collision led to October 04 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Harvey Elliott hit a great ball. After some careless play in the October 04 defense, André Luís Trigo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Narciso Guimarães. The October 04 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Narciso Guimarães should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodolfo Munhoz was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Rodolfo Munhoz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Percy Reis. The goal made the score 1-1. 56 minutes into the game, Amílton Motta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botafogo AP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave October 04 the free kick. A hard shot by Durvalino Albuquerque from long distance, 57 minutes into the match, got Percy Reis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rodolfo Munhoz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Percy Reis having to make a save. Percy Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Munhoz in the 59th minute. When Geraldo Schmidt came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the October 04 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 Geraldo Schmidt couldn't finish the play. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Frank Goiano replaced José Pedro Coelho. 68 minutes into the match, Horácio Aguiar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Percy Reis. Botafogo AP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Horácio Aguiar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. If André Luís Trigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Botafogo AP's Mané Souza was substituted for Clóvis das Neves. After some careless play in the October 04 defense, André Luís Trigo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Narciso Guimarães. The October 04 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Narciso Guimarães should have stopped the shot. Botafogo AP's Dagoberto Paulista was substituted for Agnaldo de Godoi. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Luís Trigo in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Guimarães saved October 04 from getting behind. Rodolfo Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodolfo Munhoz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Percy Reis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Botafogo AP getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Luís Guilherme Saldanha hit a great ball. Eriberto Esteves charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Esteves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Eriberto Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, October 04's Geraldo Schmidt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Percy Reis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Rodolfo Munhoz came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the October 04 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 Rodolfo Munhoz couldn't finish the play.