Friendly League

Arena Xapadão
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Don Lalo kicked off to start the match. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Lalo in the 7th minute of play. Adriano Rodrigues might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonardo Da Vinci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriano Rodrigues ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiaguinho da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Don Lalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flávio Matos hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Don Lalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Victor Tróia got a free kick in the 27th minute. 31 minutes into the game, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Abelardo Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Rodrigues in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Adriano Rodrigues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonardo Da Vinci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 39 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Don Lalo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiaguinho da Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Don Lalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Don Lalo might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiaguinho da Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Lalo ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Lalo in the 43rd minute of play. Tiaguinho da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Lalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Lalo in the 51st minute of play. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Tabata made a great header on G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's corner, it was just that Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha managed to reach the ball for a save. Tiaguinho da Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Don Lalo's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Don Lalo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tiaguinho da Cunha. Don Lalo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Giuseppe Paes was substituted for Cordario De la Torre. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ made a substitution. Achilleas Stefanakis replaced Don Lalo. The referee felt a red card was in order, 69 minutes into the game, when Danilo Dionísio put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Xapetuba Futebol Clube:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ:s goal. Tiaguinho da Cunha went to the wrong direction when Rodrigo Tabata was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 73rd minute Abelardo Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Elano Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Xapetuba Futebol Clube booed when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elano Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiaguinho da Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tor Garantos's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rodrigo Tabata in the 80th minute. Achilleas Stefanakis came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tiaguinho da Cunha could save by the left post. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Xapetuba Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Tor Garantos got a free kick in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Tor Garantos came free, but Tiaguinho da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Neiva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonardo Da Vinci having to make a save. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Neiva in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Xapetuba Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bernardo Soares hit a great ball. In the 96th play minute Giuseppe Paes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tiaguinho da Cunha. 1-3. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing G.E. Juventus FSCMZ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.