Friendly League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Santana started the match with the kick off. The supporters of MengãOShowS - FDFDF booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. César dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Mutu in the 3rd minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of MengãOShowS - FDFDF booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. César dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Jose Mourinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save MengãOShowS - FDFDF from getting a goal against them. Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Mutu in the 20th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Nilmar Maia came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Carlos Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Mourinho was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Cléberson Lara made a precise shot to the right of Jose Mourinho. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Mutu came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldo Giovanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Mutu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Per-Olof Sigfridsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Falcão Duarte, made in the 37th minute of the game. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Mutu in the 44th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Adrian Mutu made the kick off in the second half. If Adrian Mutu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 51st minute of play. Adrian Mutu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldo Giovanelli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute Adrian Mutu 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. Adrian Mutu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ronaldo Giovanelli made a huge save. In the 79th minute Carlos Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Mourinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falcão Duarte made in the 83rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Carlos Santana however managed to control. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. MengãOShowS - FDFDF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.