Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nestor Inko started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Benigno Gartzen hit a great ball. In the 8th minute of the match Guilherme Penha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucio Geofredo skillfully saved the ball. In the 14th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Tavio to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's Joel Catarinense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucio Geofredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute of the match Galo do Japi got a corner. Florida Gulf Coast's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guilherme Penha ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Dagoberto Tande got a free kick in the 18th minute. Nilmar Mota hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. When Ivan Tavio fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Florida Gulf Coast's protests and gave Ivan Tavio a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes Florida Gulf Coast got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Tavio. When Galo do Japi's Joel Catarinense in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Florida Gulf Coast's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Joel Catarinense sped through Florida Gulf Coast's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lucio Geofredo. Roberto Cayo hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Benigno Gartzen hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Joel Catarinense made a precise shot to the right of Lucio Geofredo. Florida Gulf Coast's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 39 minutes of play, Galo do Japi's Joel Catarinense made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Geofredo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 47 played minutes Nestor Inko rounded Galo do Japi's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nestor Inko in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Delfim Chaves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Dagoberto Tande got a free kick in the 55th minute. Delfim Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantino Seguinus in the 57th minute of play. Nicanor Oliveiro made in the 59th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Constantino Seguinus. Nicanor Oliveiro made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Galo do Japi's Cícero Montenegro. Falcão Duarte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Lucio Geofredo made a huge save. The supporters of Florida Gulf Coast booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chucky Norris didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Catarinense got free with Lucio Geofredo in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Galo do Japi's Joel Catarinense in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Florida Gulf Coast's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Seguinus in the 81st minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Delfim Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicanor Oliveiro made in the 82nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and German Manuelo immediately put the ball in play. 83 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Seguinus came free, but Delfim Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Joel Catarinense made a precise shot to the right of Lucio Geofredo. Florida Gulf Coast's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. The supporters of Florida Gulf Coast booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucio Geofredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chucky Norris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 93 minutes on the clock, Leonardo Dominix commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 92 minutes into the game, one of Florida Gulf Coast:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Nicanor Oliveiro hit a great ball. In the 99th minute, Florida Gulf Coast's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Joel Catarinense fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.