Friendly League

Couto Pereira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ediberto Pontes made the kick off which started today's match. Luís Paulo Garcia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel Galvão went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Deivid Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráusio Ortiz in the 12th minute of play. Império's Luís Paulo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Sampaio in the 14th minute of play. Catao FC's Deivid Siqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ediberto Pontes in the 16th minute of play. Caio Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Luís Paulo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Sampaio in the 19th minute of play forced Império's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deivid Siqueira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dráusio Ortiz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. Umberto Marinho lost his temper 24 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Catao FC a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodrigo Goiano, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Império's Luís Paulo Garcia. 1-2. Luís Paulo Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Império's Luís Paulo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serginho Pernambucano in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Império's Dráusio Ortiz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2.

Império's Luís Paulo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caio Branco in the 51st minute of play. Júlio Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Paulo Garcia made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Serginho Pernambucano sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Dráusio Ortiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Deivid Siqueira. Catao FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dráusio Ortiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. The supporters of Império booed when Catao FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ezequiel Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Veloso in the 64th minute of play forced Catao FC's goalkeeper Deivid Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Júlio Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Paulo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Galvão in the 69th minute of play. William Sampaio kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Império's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Galvão came free, but Luís Paulo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Pernambucano in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luís Paulo Garcia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luís Paulo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Galvão in the 82nd minute of play. Luís Paulo Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Galvão, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Luís Paulo Garcia made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Serginho Pernambucano sent off a good shot on target. Júlio Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Império fans cheered their team off the field, for while Catao FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.