Friendly League

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Durval Meireles got the match started through his kick off. Waldir Vargas hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Vítor Saldanha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Caio Penha having to make a save. In the 12th minute Vítor Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Vítor Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Penha was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. The Grêmio RK75 fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Grêmio RK75's Vítor Saldanha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Grêmio RK75's Matias Taffarel got control of the ball when Lon Lanteigne tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 29 minutes of play, Grêmio RK75's Vítor Saldanha made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caio Penha was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Leandro Damião made a precise shot to the right of Caio Penha. BRASIL.Sp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 38 minutes into the game, Vítor Saldanha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Caio Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Barnaba Barciniak might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Caio Penha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Barnaba Barciniak ran back to his position shaking his head. Caio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Paulo José Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

Caio Penha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vítor Saldanha's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. If Vítor Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Caio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Adilson Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vítor Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Caio Penha made a huge save. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos in the 65th minute of play. Caio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Saldanha in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Saldanha in the 74th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio RK75's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nilton Lira in the 76th minute. A collision led to Grêmio RK75 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Lucas Veríssimo hit a great ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Percy Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRASIL.Sp's supporters crossed their fingers, but Percy Cearense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Caio Penha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Saldanha in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Lon Lanteigne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 played minutes Grêmio RK75 got a freekick which was hit by Julio Pavon. After 89 minutes of play, Grêmio RK75's Vítor Saldanha made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caio Penha was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Paulo José Neto hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goal looked a bit too open when Lon Lanteigne came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.