Friendly League

S.S. Karaboudjan
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Sand kicked off to start the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game José Sand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karaboudjan's Marcelinho Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Vítor Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If José Sand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcelinho Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Sand in the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Marcelinho Abraão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Sand struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Marcelinho Abraão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. A collision led to Karaboudjan getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Felippe Monteiro hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Sand in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelinho Abraão saved Karaboudjan from getting behind. ITAFUT 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Robert Arboleda in the 20th minute. The corner led to ITAFUT 4EVER's Marquinhos Best getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Fernandinho Albuquerque took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilson Peres. Nilson Peres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Marcelinho Abraão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 27 minutes Karaboudjan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robert Arboleda who took care of the corner kick. With an all-out effort, Karaboudjan's Nilson Peres threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luizão Peixoto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A hard shot 28 in the game by Luizão Peixoto from a close distance when the talented Nilson Peres managed to make a qualified save. ITAFUT 4EVER's players were relieved. Luizão Peixoto had several of the ITAFUT 4EVER's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 28 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Nilson Peres as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 31stth minute of the game José Sand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karaboudjan's Marcelinho Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcelinho Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Sand in the 34th minute of play. In the 45th minute, José Sand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelinho Abraão was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernandinho Albuquerque to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Sand in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelinho Abraão saved Karaboudjan from getting behind. In the 55thth minute of the game José Sand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karaboudjan's Marcelinho Abraão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 56 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelinho Abraão was left in no man's land by his defense there! The corner ended in Robert Arboleda almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Karaboudjan's Marcelinho Abraão did a great save. A collision led to Karaboudjan getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Kléberson Gomes hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Karaboudjan's Kléberson Gomes got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 68 minutes into the match, Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Marcelinho Abraão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jardel Baggio. A hard shot 70 in the game by Jardel Baggio from a close distance when the talented Marcelinho Abraão managed to make a qualified save. Karaboudjan's players were relieved. Marcelinho Abraão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jardel Baggio went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. ITAFUT 4EVER's Boguslaw Tarasek was substituted for João Vítor Porto. After taking down the ball on ITAFUT 4EVER's corner Boguslaw Tarasek fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcelinho Abraão quite easily take care of the ball. Jardel Baggio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Boguslaw Tarasek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelinho Abraão was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jardel Baggio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-6 in the 90 minute of play. In the 94th minute, Jardel Baggio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcelinho Abraão. The goal made the score 2-7. The Karaboudjan supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ITAFUT 4EVER's performance. The match ended with a win for ITAFUT 4EVER.