Friendly League

Júbilo Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alvi Verde's Wilbert Ugalde 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. 3 minutes into the match, Júbilo Iwata's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Heidemann came free, but Giovanni Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Júbilo Iwata's Rafinha Velasco got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Júbilo Iwata's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Heidemann came free, but Giovanni Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Leandro Heidemann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giovanni Pena. Júbilo Iwata's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Heidemann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 7th minute Celso Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Téo Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni Pena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Heidemann's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. If Wilbert Ugalde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro Heidemann might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giovanni Pena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Heidemann ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Heidemann in the 14th minute of play forced Júbilo Iwata's goalkeeper Giovanni Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Júbilo Iwata's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Heidemann came free, but Giovanni Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Heidemann in the 19th minute of play forced Júbilo Iwata's goalkeeper Giovanni Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Leandro Heidemann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovanni Pena was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Alvi Verde's Leandro Heidemann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giovanni Pena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Giovanni Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Heidemann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Heidemann in the 29th minute of play forced Júbilo Iwata's goalkeeper Giovanni Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvi Verde were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Júbilo Iwata's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Attila Kiss took the corner. The corner led Alvi Verde's Giovanni Hermes to fire away a dangerous shot which Giovanni Pena despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 33rd minute Leandro Heidemann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni Pena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Heidemann went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Giovanni Pena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Heidemann in the 38th minute of play. Alvi Verde were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Júbilo Iwata's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Attila Kiss took the corner. After taking down the ball on Alvi Verde's corner Attila Kiss fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giovanni Pena quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Roberto Velasco in the 42nd minute of play forced Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Téo Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durval Proença fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Pena having to interfere. Alvi Verde's Wilbert Ugalde got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Durval Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute Leandro Heidemann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Leandro Heidemann cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Giovanni Pena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Giovanni Pena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Heidemann in the 66th minute. The supporters of Alvi Verde booed when Júbilo Iwata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juvenal Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Júbilo Iwata's Jerônimo Mangueira was substituted for Celso Lopes. In the 70th minute, Juvenal Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leandro Heidemann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giovanni Pena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute of the match Alvi Verde got a corner. Júbilo Iwata's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Attila Kiss ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the Júbilo Iwata defense, Leandro Heidemann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni Pena. The Júbilo Iwata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni Pena should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Júbilo Iwata's Sandro de Barros got a free kick in the 80th minute. Alvi Verde's Almir Alagoano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dedé de Castro in the 82 minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Leandro Heidemann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovanni Pena was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Júbilo Iwata's Giovanni Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilbert Ugalde in the 84th minute of play. Leandro Heidemann scored 0-6 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giovanni Pena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 89 minutes, Leandro Heidemann made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Júbilo Iwata's Giovanni Pena tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 91 played minutes Alvi Verde got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo de Alcântara. Wilbert Ugalde's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giovanni Pena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Leandro Heidemann dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Giovanni Pena, 0-8. When the match was over Alvi Verde could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Júbilo Iwata throughout the match.