Friendly League

J Mendoza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolas Millano started the match with the kick off. Gösta Harman hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto got control of the ball when Gerard López tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konrad Kasprzak got free with Marcel Jacinto in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicasio Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Figueiredo in the 18th minute of play. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Bartuelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Nicasio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Figueiredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Amelie FC's Marcel Jacinto threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Konrad Kasprzak, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nicasio Benino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wellington Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerard López got free with Marcel Jacinto in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicasio Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson de Senna in the 38th minute of the match. Nicasio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Figueiredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wellington Figueiredo took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicasio Benino. Nicasio Benino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cláudio Moraes to strike the kick off in the second half. Marcel Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Millano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Wellington Figueiredo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nicasio Benino. The goal made the score 0-2. Victorino Bartuelo's late challenge caught a Grêmio Bulls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victorino Bartuelo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Grêmio Bulls booed when Amelie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Bartuelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edson de Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Kasprzak, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. If Victorino Bartuelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cláudio Moraes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Nicasio Benino when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Silvério Recife's late challenge caught a Amelie FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvério Recife helped the player get up and apologised. Victorino Bartuelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Jacinto having to interfere. After 82 played minutes Grêmio Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Dráusio Sanches. Marcel Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcial Leoiar in the 83rd minute of play. Nicasio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Victorino Bartuelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Jacinto. Grêmio Bulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victorino Bartuelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard López in the 93rd minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Millano in the 94th minute of play. The Grêmio Bulls players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.