Friendly League

O Rolão
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) João Francisco Tinoco made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Gualter Sampaio sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaká Brasil in the 5th minute of play forced Grentino FC's goalkeeper Falcão Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falcão Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Lira in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute of the match, Erasmo Simão tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but João Francisco Tinoco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 12th minute, Joaquin Xacintu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Francisco Tinoco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 16th minute, Nilton Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 18 minutes, Harold Tronconi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio RK75's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harold Tronconi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Grentino FC's zone, Harold Tronconi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Falcão Sampaio came out of the goal and Harold Tronconi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Harold Tronconi made a precise shot to the right of Falcão Sampaio. Grentino FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Grentino FC's zone, Harold Tronconi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Falcão Sampaio came out of the goal and Harold Tronconi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute Joaquin Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Grentino FC's zone, Nilton Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Falcão Sampaio came out of the goal and Nilton Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harold Tronconi in the 43rd minute of play forced Grentino FC's goalkeeper Falcão Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erasmo Simão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Harold Tronconi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Sampaio having to interfere. After 60 minutes of play, Grêmio RK75's Harold Tronconi made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Falcão Sampaio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the game, Harold Tronconi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Falcão Sampaio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlos Fernando Guedes hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Joaquin Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Joaquin Xacintu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Francisco Tinoco. Grêmio RK75's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquin Xacintu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 86th minute, Harold Tronconi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Falcão Sampaio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. 89 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goal looked a bit too open when Gualter Sampaio came free, but João Francisco Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falcão Sampaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harold Tronconi in the 93rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Harold Tronconi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio RK75's supporters rose to their feet, but Harold Tronconi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Falcão Sampaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.