Friendly League

Alesandro Abarzua
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jeremias Pinheiro got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Pinheiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rutenio Poveda was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Jeremias Pinheiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rutenio Poveda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Baltazar Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters rose to their feet, but Baltazar Paraibano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rutenio Poveda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Cross in the 9th minute of play. Rutenio Poveda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Pinheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeremias Pinheiro in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rutenio Poveda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th minute, Diguinho Lucas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Bonifacio Lavanderos came free, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeremias Pinheiro in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rutenio Poveda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rutenio Poveda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diguinho Lucas in the 28th minute of play. If Diguinho Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Jeremias Pinheiro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Talcampeón FC's Rutenio Poveda. Rutenio Poveda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Jeremias Pinheiro sped through Talcampeón FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rutenio Poveda. Rutenio Poveda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Talcampeón FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Nestor Barria hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Claudinei Botelho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rutenio Poveda skillfully saved the ball. After 45 minutes, Jeremias Pinheiro made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Talcampeón FC's Rutenio Poveda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jacinto Cross made a kick off. After 56 minutes of play, Talcampeón FC's Nestor Barria made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Talcampeón FC's Rutenio Poveda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Talcampeón FC from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Jeremias Pinheiro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rutenio Poveda. That made the score 1-4 in the 62 minute of play. Rutenio Poveda was a little too slow when Jeremias Pinheiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diguinho Lucas got free with Rutenio Poveda in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Jeremias Pinheiro put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Rutenio Poveda. Diguinho Lucas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Rutenio Poveda made a huge save. In the 75th minute Jacinto Cross shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Viviano Despouy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viviano Despouy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-9.