Friendly League

Rei Fernando
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Royal Knights FC's Carlos Lima started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marcel Corrêa kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Fellipe Rezende shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Cordara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Hudson Pires had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlinhos da Costa. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hudson Pires was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lima in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Carlos Lima made a precise shot to the right of Carlinhos da Costa. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Carlinhos da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Lima in the 17th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Paulo Pontes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Royal Knights FC the free kick. A collision led to E.C 2 Janeiro RS getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Paulo Pontes hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the game, Royal Knights FC's Hudson Pires nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlinhos da Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Carlinhos da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hudson Pires in the 29th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Hudson Pires ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlinhos da Costa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 42 minutes into the game, Carlos Lima cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Carlinhos da Costa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 45 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Smets came free, but Carlinhos da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hudson Pires in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marco Valadares made a kick off. Cristo Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Sanches in the 52nd minute of the match. After having played for 55 minutes, Hudson Pires managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Royal Knights FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hudson Pires was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlinhos da Costa was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Hudson Pires capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hudson Pires really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Hudson Pires hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. A collision led to Royal Knights FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Marcel Corrêa hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Royal Knights FC's Marcel Corrêa got a free kick in the 66th minute. Hudson Pires took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlinhos da Costa. Carlinhos da Costa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. 72 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goalkeeper Carlinhos da Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hudson Pires. The audience was convinced that Manu Smets's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlinhos da Costa was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, Royal Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Valadares came free, but Cristo Cordara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 played minutes Royal Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Arne Röspel. In the 78th minute, Royal Knights FC's Carlos Lima ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carlinhos da Costa. Carlinhos da Costa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Cristian Salandri charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Salandri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Royal Knights FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Cristian Salandri hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Smets came free, but Carlinhos da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to E.C 2 Janeiro RS getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Basílio Ortiz hit a great ball. Carlos Lima struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Carlinhos da Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Royal Knights FC. In the 96th play minute Hudson Pires came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Carlinhos da Costa. 0-10.