Friendly League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Catarinense made the kick off which started today's match. Joel Catarinense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leopoldo Trigo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Valdir Madureira threw the ball into play from the sideline. Galo do Japi's Dagoberto Tande quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dagoberto Tande blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leopoldo Trigo having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Galo do Japi's Falcão Duarte slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leopoldo Trigo. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. In the 15th minute, Léo Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chucky Norris got free with Leopoldo Trigo in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute, Joel Catarinense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galo do Japi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A sloppy throw-in by Valdir Madureira in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Galo do Japi's Dagoberto Tande. In the 24th minute Joel Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delfim Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maicon Barros in the 27th minute of play. Inter de Munique's Léo Pombal managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guilherme Penha in the 30 minute of the game. Leopoldo Trigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Trigo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Galo do Japi's Joel Catarinense shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Delfim Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Galo do Japi's Dagoberto Tande managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Emílio do Valle in the 42 minute of the game. Joel Catarinense might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leopoldo Trigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Catarinense ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Catarinense got free with Leopoldo Trigo in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leopoldo Trigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chucky Norris in the 45th minute. Valdir Madureira made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Galo do Japi's Dagoberto Tande. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maicon Barros made a kick off. Galo do Japi's Chucky Norris got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Catarinense in the 60th minute of play forced Inter de Munique's goalkeeper Leopoldo Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ranko Toko was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Ranko Toko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Maicon Barros came free, but Delfim Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Inter de Munique's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Catarinense came free, but Leopoldo Trigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 played minutes Inter de Munique got a freekick which was hit by Léo Pombal. A collision led to Inter de Munique getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Léo Pombal hit a great ball. After 79 played minutes Galo do Japi got a freekick which was hit by Anderson de Brito. Delfim Chaves made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Maicon Barros sent off a good shot on target. Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willian Nogueira in the 83rd minute of play. If Willian Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Galo do Japi defense, Maicon Barros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delfim Chaves. The Galo do Japi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delfim Chaves should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Inter de Munique players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galo do Japi.