Friendly League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tomb Raider FC's Pedro Luiz Cordeiro 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. 4 minutes into the game, Constantijn Schoovaerts cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Léo Sampaio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Léo Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipe Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Léo Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Váldson Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luiz Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Léo Sampaio was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Décio Veiga in the 14th minute of play forced Tomb Raider FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Pedro Luiz Cordeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Léo Sampaio. COURO COME FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Luiz Cordeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 19th minute, Pedro Luiz Cordeiro made a precise shot to the right of Léo Sampaio. COURO COME FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 22ndth minute of the game Váldson Palmeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but COURO COME FC's Léo Sampaio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Tomb Raider FC fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Tomb Raider FC's Váldson Palmeira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Cordeiro in the 26th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Léo Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Váldson Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute Pedro Luiz Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nildo Chaves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but João Pedro Meirelles made a huge save. When Tomb Raider FC's Pedro Luiz Cordeiro in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COURO COME FC's goalie prevented a goal. Nildo Chaves's late challenge caught a Tomb Raider FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nildo Chaves helped the player get up and apologised. Léo Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantijn Schoovaerts in the 43rd minute of the match. Léo Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luiz Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nildo Chaves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Váldson Palmeira in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Léo Sampaio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 56th minute, Tomb Raider FC's Falcão de Medeiros ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Léo Sampaio. Léo Sampaio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. In the 61st minute Leonel Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, COURO COME FC's Léo Sampaio got control of the ball when Constantijn Schoovaerts tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomb Raider FC's Pedro Luiz Cordeiro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 67th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Tomb Raider FC made a substitution. Balthazar Minnen replaced Pedro Luiz Cordeiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Chaves in the 71st minute of play forced Tomb Raider FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Váldson Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Pedro Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Léo Sampaio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantijn Schoovaerts. After 79th play minutes Balthazar Minnen shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Léo Sampaio and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balthazar Minnen in the 82nd minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Léo Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Palmeira came free, but Léo Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iuri Cardozo in the 85th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomb Raider FC's Balthazar Minnen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Léo Sampaio. That made the score 0-9 after 87 minutes of play. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Léo Sampaio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Léo Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balthazar Minnen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.