Friendly League

Beto Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cesinha Leal got the match started through his kick off. Eliseu Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Beto Martini MZ 20 years getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Yuri Gonçalves hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Olívio Coutinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodriguinho Ramalho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Reinaldo Vargas charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reinaldo Vargas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Reinaldo Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Cesinha Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Simões during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alex Simões hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Eliseu Negri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Luís Paulo Nogueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodriguinho Ramalho having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, New Loser FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Leal came free, but Eliseu Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olívio Coutinho's late challenge caught a Beto Martini MZ 20 years's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olívio Coutinho helped the player get up and apologised. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Gláuber Guerra was substituted for Pedro Paulo Eger. After a rather tough play, New Loser FC's Olívio Coutinho got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pedro Goiano in the 32nd minute of play forced Beto Martini MZ 20 years's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgílio Diniz in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodriguinho Ramalho saved Beto Martini MZ 20 years from getting behind. Rodriguinho Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgílio Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodriguinho Ramalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Guimarães in the 45th minute of play. After a rather tough play, New Loser FC's Evaristo Guimarães got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half New Loser FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Virgílio Diniz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Rodriguinho Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro Goiano in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Gláuber Guerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseu Negri. New Loser FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gláuber Guerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Rodriguinho Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgílio Diniz in the 57th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Felipe Martini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beto Martini MZ 20 years and the New Loser FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute, Alex Simões sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Rodriguinho Ramalho didn't even have to move. After 64 played minutes New Loser FC got a freekick which was hit by Olívio Coutinho. After 68 played minutes Beto Martini MZ 20 years got a freekick which was hit by Léo do Valle. In the 75th minute Basílio Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseu Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseu Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 80 minutes into the game, Alessandro Valadares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New Loser FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Basílio Novaes got a free kick in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Beto Martini MZ 20 years's Rodriguinho Ramalho got control of the ball when Virgílio Diniz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of New Loser FC booed when Beto Martini MZ 20 years was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseu Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Eliseu Marinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beto Martini MZ 20 years's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New Loser FC the free kick. In the 89th minute, Eliseu Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Basílio Novaes scored 2-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eliseu Negri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. New Loser FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.