Friendly League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Don Lalo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Tiaguinho da Cunha made a huge save. Don Lalo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Tiaguinho da Cunha made a huge save. In the 15th minute, Jeffrey Van Caels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 minutes, Don Lalo made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Bernardo Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonardo Da Vinci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Don Lalo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tiaguinho da Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Jarbas da Silveira made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Amauri de Lima however managed to control. Victor Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. When Don Lalo came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Don Lalo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Zafer Yavuzhan got a free kick in the 44th minute. Don Lalo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tiaguinho da Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adriano Rodrigues made a kick off. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Lalo in the 53rd minute of play. With his leg Leonardo Da Vinci managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Adriano Rodrigues fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Xapetuba Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Victor Tróia hit a great ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Adriano Rodrigues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tiaguinho da Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Don Lalo's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Victor Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Victor Tróia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute Giuseppe Paes 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. The supporters of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ booed when Xapetuba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarbas da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xapetuba Futebol Clube made a substitution. Patrick Neiva replaced Jacinto Paraíba. In the 82nd minute, Christian Pulisic left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Christian Pulisic sped through Xapetuba Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tiaguinho da Cunha. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Pulisic in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiaguinho da Cunha saved Xapetuba Futebol Clube from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Rodrigues got free with Leonardo Da Vinci in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abelardo Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 96th minute of play. 98 minutes into the match, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Pulisic came free, but Tiaguinho da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Xapetuba Futebol Clube for a fine match.