Friendly League

Gigante da Beira-Mar
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Percy Baptista started the match with the kick off. Sérgio Matos made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Amílton Favoretto however managed to control. Luís Eduardo Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos in the 7th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Eduardo Valle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Caio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percy Baptista in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, BRASIL.Sp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Meireles to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Durval Meireles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Eduardo Valle was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's Durval Meireles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Eduardo Valle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sérgio Matos hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Percy Cearense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, Agostinho Domingues was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inter Gala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. Luís Eduardo Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percy Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 29 minutes, Durval Meireles made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Inter Gala's Luís Eduardo Valle tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Durval Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Durval Meireles got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Durval Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Inter Gala's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Meireles came free, but Luís Eduardo Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Inter Gala players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. BRASIL.Sp were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Durval Meireles to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Mendes in the 55th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Eduardo Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Meireles in the 57th minute of play. Agostinho Domingues got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 58th match minute, Inter Gala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agostinho Domingues to maneuver through the defense. Luís Eduardo Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BRASIL.Sp were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Inter Gala's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos took the corner. Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos made a great header on BRASIL.Sp's corner, it was just that Inter Gala's Luís Eduardo Valle managed to reach the ball for a save. Waldir Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Inter Gala's Luís Eduardo Valle got control of the ball when Percy Cearense tried to sneak it across the goal line. BRASIL.Sp's Lon Lanteigne was substituted for Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos. Hélder Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Luís Eduardo Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Betão Lopez during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Inter Gala getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Betão Lopez hit a great ball. With a little luck, Inter Gala's Luís Eduardo Valle got control of the ball when Durval Meireles tried to sneak it across the goal line. Betão Lopez was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Betão Lopez hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute Lon Lanteigne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Percy Cearense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Luís Eduardo Valle made a huge save. Luís Eduardo Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo José Neto in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Kauã Campidelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, BRASIL.Sp's Paulo José Neto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The referee felt a red card was in order, 96 minutes into the game, when Zézinho Severo put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Inter Gala fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. BRASIL.Sp walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.