Friendly League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Bahrija Rogulj hit a great ball. After 16 minutes Galo do Japi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nando Barbosa who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Lobo Guará's Bahrija Rogulj to fire away a dangerous shot which Ronaldo Giovanelli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Ezequiel Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Carlos Santana notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya. Daniel Anaya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Durvalino Caca-Rato made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lobo Guará's Bahrija Rogulj. In the 35th minute Ezequiel Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Pereira in the 36th minute of the match. Carlos Santana took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Anaya. Daniel Anaya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 42ndth minute of the game Cléberson Lara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Carlos Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Daniel Anaya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ezequiel Pereira was the one to do the kick off. Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Roberto Domingues in the 53 minute of the game. Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes was substituted for Ezequiel Pereira. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute Carlos Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ciro de Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Lobo Guará 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 Ciro de Moraes couldn't finish the play. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Santana in the 88th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Galo do Japi walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.