Friendly League

Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Vinciguerra took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Ernesto Jacinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Vierchowod in the 8th minute of play. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Vierchowod, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Vierchowod in the 12th minute of play. Domenico Cavallo scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rômulo Neiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guto Queiroz got free with Aurelio Pompilio in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabio Vierchowod took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rômulo Neiva. Rômulo Neiva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Vinciguerra in the 22nd minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Cavallo in the 24th minute of play. Aurelio Pompilio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guto Queiroz in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the Flores da Cunha - RS defense, Domenico Cavallo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rômulo Neiva. The Flores da Cunha - RS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rômulo Neiva should have stopped the shot. Flores da Cunha - RS were furious when José Pedro Paranaense was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Flores da Cunha - RS! Flores da Cunha - RS:s Rômulo Neiva showed great skill when he stopped Frank Vinciguerra:s penalty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabio Vierchowod in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rômulo Neiva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40th minute Fabio Vierchowod shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Severino Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Dave Bolognini received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rômulo Neiva came out and tried to block the shot, but Dave Bolognini slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 62nd minute. When Carter Malvezzi fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.c Tre dei Frati's protests and gave Carter Malvezzi a yellow card for diving instead. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Cavallo in the 71st minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, A.c Tre dei Frati's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Mattos came free, but Aurelio Pompilio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva got control of the ball when Fabio Vierchowod tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Vinciguerra in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rômulo Neiva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Flores da Cunha - RS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Domenico Cavallo scored to the left of an out of position Rômulo Neiva, making the score, 1-6. Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Bolognini in the 86th minute of play. Rômulo Neiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Vinciguerra in the 88th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Fabio Vierchowod notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva. Rômulo Neiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the match, Frank Vinciguerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rômulo Neiva. Flores da Cunha - RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Vinciguerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-8. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Cavallo in the 98th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded A.c Tre dei Frati left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Flores da Cunha - RS.