Friendly League

Green Gold
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wit Erland kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Lenílson Bertassi made a precise shot to the right of Franciszek Cymbal. Griffins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Griffins getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Artur Dudzik hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Ernani Mesquita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franciszek Cymbal. Griffins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernani Mesquita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Faustão Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faustão Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Griffins's Franciszek Cymbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustão Amaral in the 16th minute of play. After 17th play minutes Vitório Mendes shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Franciszek Cymbal and just under the crossbar into goal. 21 minutes into the match, Griffins's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino Proença came free, but Franciszek Cymbal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franciszek Cymbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Griffins getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Wit Erland hit a great ball. Griffins's Franciszek Cymbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernani Mesquita in the 27th minute of play. Griffins's Franciszek Cymbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernani Mesquita in the 28th minute of play. Griffins's Franciszek Cymbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Tavares in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Jeferson Tavares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franciszek Cymbal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Alfredão da Costa hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Franciszek Cymbal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernani Mesquita went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. In the 41stth minute of the game Jeferson Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Griffins's Franciszek Cymbal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute, Faustão Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Atlético Mineiro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. When Clube Atlético Mineiro's Ernani Mesquita in 48 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Franciszek Cymbal guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernani Mesquita was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Ernani Mesquita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Franciszek Cymbal. That made the score 0-7 in the 52 minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Griffins's goal looked a bit too open when Vitório Mendes came free, but Franciszek Cymbal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Lenílson Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franciszek Cymbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Diamantino Proença was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clube Atlético Mineiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Griffins the free kick. 63 minutes into the match, Faustão Amaral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franciszek Cymbal. Griffins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faustão Amaral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeferson Tavares got free with Franciszek Cymbal in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franciszek Cymbal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeferson Tavares in the 68th minute. Dariusz Debkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredão da Costa in the 76th minute of play forced Griffins's goalkeeper Franciszek Cymbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 minutes, Wit Erland mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Griffins and the Clube Atlético Mineiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Ernani Mesquita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernani Mesquita in the 83rd minute of play forced Griffins's goalkeeper Franciszek Cymbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franciszek Cymbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernani Mesquita in the 88th minute of play. Jeferson Tavares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-11 to the left of a surprised Franciszek Cymbal 95 minutes into the match. Clube Atlético Mineiro played a much better game than Griffins and deserved their victory. The Griffins players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.