Friendly League

Capibaribe Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 3rd minute of play forced Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Malheiro made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lu Xun Lei however managed to control. 17 minutes into the game, SC Braga's Quintino Carvalhais nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomás Toscano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thomás Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quintino Carvalhais in the 20th minute of the match. Thomás Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hicham Al Azka got free with Laçın Cumayev in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomás Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quintino Carvalhais in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, SC Braga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charl De Metser to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute Wilton Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Sousa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 33rd playminute. Thomás Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Alberto Malheiro hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Thomás Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Jordão in the 42nd minute of the match. When Quintino Carvalhais came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the SC Braga fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Quintino Carvalhais couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Sousa to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Capibaribe Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihnea Zamfir didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 56th minute of play forced Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Daniel Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capibaribe Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson was substituted for Zigmantas Gimbutas. SC Braga made a substitution. Antonio Cieri replaced Quintino Carvalhais. 62 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Cieri. Thomás Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Capibaribe Stars's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano got control of the ball when Stig-Åke Mattsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Sousa struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Laçın Cumayev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Capibaribe Stars. Pipis Dilberis made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lu Xun Lei. Thomás Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Cieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomás Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Lucas in the 94th minute of play forced Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Antonio Cieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomás Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 97th minute of play. The Capibaribe Stars players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.