Friendly League

EL GIGANTE DEL NORTE
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teodoro Salomon kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Segundo Dino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Aírton Nóbrega managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brasilino's supporters rose to their feet, but Aírton Nóbrega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faustino Horado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aaron Polentzi's late challenge caught a Brasilino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Polentzi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Aaron Polentzi got a free kick in the 10th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Brasilino's goalkeeper Humberto Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aaron Polentzi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton Nóbrega in the 17th minute of play forced ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's goalkeeper Faustino Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Salomon in the 25th minute of play forced Brasilino's goalkeeper Humberto Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Frank Senna came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Brasilino fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Frank Senna couldn't finish the play. Humberto Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Salomon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Rencio.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aírton Nóbrega stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hílton da Silveira in the 54th minute of play forced ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's goalkeeper Faustino Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humberto Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Salomon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Paulo Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 58 played minutes, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Alfredo Rencio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Humberto Xavier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ reached it. Humberto Xavier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Horacio Confesor went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 64 minutes into the game, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Teodoro Salomon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Humberto Xavier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 66th minute, Aaron Polentzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 73rd minute Teodoro Salomon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th match minute, Brasilino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Pena to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Brasilino getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Juninho Rosa hit a great ball. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Polentzi in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Horacio Confesor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Polentzi in the 84th minute of play. After 85 played minutes Brasilino got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Pena. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Polentzi in the 87th minute of play forced Brasilino's goalkeeper Humberto Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Aírton Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Hílton da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brasilino's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.