Friendly League

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adelino Vale got the match started through his kick off. Fellipe dos Santos's late challenge caught a Villaverde Celeste Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fellipe dos Santos helped the player get up and apologised. After 10 played minutes SinháCity FC got a freekick which was hit by Fellipe dos Santos. Gustavo Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Garrincha in the 11th minute of play. With a little luck, SinháCity FC's Gustavo Barral got control of the ball when Frank Sten tried to sneak it across the goal line. SinháCity FC's Gustavo Barral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save SinháCity FC from getting a goal against them. In the 20th play minute Frank Sten came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gustavo Barral. 2-0. 24 minutes into the match, SinháCity FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Garrincha came free, but Gustavo Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Mané Garrincha ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gustavo Barral. Gustavo Barral yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Gustavo Barral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sten in the 29th minute. After 34 minutes, Mané Garrincha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villaverde Celeste Clube and the SinháCity FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Mané Garrincha got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 42nd minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Mané Garrincha ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gustavo Barral. Gustavo Barral yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. In the 45th minute, Márcio de Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Linares was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mané Garrincha to make the kick off. Gustavo Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Garrincha, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After having played for 51 minutes, Mané Garrincha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villaverde Celeste Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mané Garrincha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Wilton Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Netto hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Luiz Netto hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Alfredo Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Sten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The corner led to Villaverde Celeste Clube's Giuliano David getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Gustavo Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Garrincha, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th match minute, SinháCity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Frank Sten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adelino Vale during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when SinháCity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 minutes of play SinháCity FC's Adelino Vale was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Gustavo Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Garrincha in the 81st minute of play. Gustavo Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Garrincha in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SinháCity FC's zone, Frank Sten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Barral came out of the goal and Frank Sten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SinháCity FC's Gustavo Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sten in the 86th minute of play. Gustavo Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Garrincha, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Gustavo Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sten in the 94th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Villaverde Celeste Clube players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.