Friendly League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. 邓延云 started the match with the kick off. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Manni in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goalkeeper Boubacar Caragea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Santana. In the 7th minute, Paulo Renato Saraiva 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. 10 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when 傅棋林 came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Domingo Manni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Renato Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Boubacar Caragea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 傅棋林, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Galo do Japi's Paulo Renato Saraiva got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Gumaro Leturia came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gumaro Leturia in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute Domingo Manni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Galo do Japi's Paulo Renato Saraiva got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 麦光 in the 31st minute of the match. Boubacar Caragea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Manni in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when 邓延云 came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 傅棋林, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 傅棋林 in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute 邓延云 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 傅棋林 in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Cléberson Lara got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Paulo Renato Saraiva made the kick off in the second half. 邓延云 kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's Ronaldo Giovanelli threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 邓延云, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Domingo Manni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Ronaldo Giovanelli made a huge save. Gumaro Leturia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ronaldo Giovanelli firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli got control of the ball when Gumaro Leturia tried to sneak it across the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gumaro Leturia. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domingo Manni got free with Ronaldo Giovanelli in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo Renato Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Galo do Japi's Chucky Norris was substituted for Carlos Santana. Boubacar Caragea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sokratis Krak, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Gumaro Leturia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ronaldo Giovanelli firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goalkeeper Boubacar Caragea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Galo do Japi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cafu Ringaa in the 74th minute. After taking down the ball on Galo do Japi's corner Cafu Ringaa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Boubacar Caragea quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's zone, Chucky Norris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boubacar Caragea came out of the goal and Chucky Norris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's César dos Santos got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute Cléberson Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boubacar Caragea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute Domingo Manni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Domingo Manni sent off a good shot on target. After 93 played minutes ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 got a freekick which was hit by 麦风峰. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Cafu Ringaa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galo do Japi's supporters rose to their feet, but Cafu Ringaa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boubacar Caragea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.