Friendly League

FONTE AZUL
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) RIBEIRÃO FC's Charles Sena 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. After 6 minutes, Almir Damião made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. RIBEIRÃO FC's Tiaguinho Pirani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Almir Damião sped through RIBEIRÃO FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tiaguinho Pirani. Gilberto de Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto de Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gilberto de Queirós hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute of the match David Lima sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiaguinho Pirani skillfully saved the ball. Tiaguinho Pirani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Mamutes EC fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Mamutes EC's Almir Damião looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Diamantino Donato's late challenge caught a RIBEIRÃO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diamantino Donato helped the player get up and apologised. Diamantino Donato hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Marcinho Fonseca made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Charles Sena sent off a good shot on target. After 23 played minutes RIBEIRÃO FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho Carvalho. Tiaguinho Pirani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Almir Damião's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, RIBEIRÃO FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Lima came free, but Tiaguinho Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, RIBEIRÃO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Damião came free, but Tiaguinho Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Mamutes EC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Giovanni Porto hit a great ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Almir Damião who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RIBEIRÃO FC's Tiaguinho Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Almir Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiaguinho Pirani was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. The supporters of Mamutes EC booed when RIBEIRÃO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hílton Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to RIBEIRÃO FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Hílton Eger hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Almir Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Gilberto de Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Almir Damião made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Mamutes EC were awarded a corner. David Lima went to the cornerflag to take it. Charles Sena hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 57 played minutes RIBEIRÃO FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto de Queirós. The audience was convinced that Almir Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiaguinho Pirani was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. The supporters of Mamutes EC booed when RIBEIRÃO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto de Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 60 minutes, David Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mamutes EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Mamutes EC's Tiaguinho Pirani threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Almir Damião, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Almir Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiaguinho Pirani was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Almir Damião sped through RIBEIRÃO FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tiaguinho Pirani. Mamutes EC's Bola Forte was substituted for David Lima. Tiaguinho Pirani was a little too slow when Almir Damião got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 0-8. Tiaguinho Pirani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Almir Damião's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Almir Damião fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiaguinho Pirani having to interfere. After 84 played minutes RIBEIRÃO FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto de Queirós. The audience was convinced that Almir Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiaguinho Pirani was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 90th minute, Bola Forte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Mamutes EC's Bola Forte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiaguinho Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. Almir Damião received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tiaguinho Pirani came out and tried to block the shot, but Almir Damião slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 96th minute. Mamutes EC played a much better game than RIBEIRÃO FC and deserved their victory. The RIBEIRÃO FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.