Friendly League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ralf Albäck started the match with the kick off. Valer Covaliu hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Marquez in the 9th minute of play. Rodriguinho Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Albäck came free, but Rodolfo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Gaétan Govou hit a great ball. In the 36th minute Wilton Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Rodriguinho Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Vale in the 53rd minute of the match. With his leg Rodolfo Salgado managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when ATHLETICO PRaiano's Ralf Albäck fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 56 minutes, Valer Covaliu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TAQUARI FC and the ATHLETICO PRaiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 56 played minutes TAQUARI FC got a freekick which was hit by Valer Covaliu. Rodolfo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Unax Mudarra sent off a good shot on target. Deilmison van Basten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Rodolfo Salgado made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Vale in the 64th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodolfo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 69th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th minute, Wilton Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TAQUARI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. TAQUARI FC's Yoel Alfaro was substituted for Bernard Letourneau. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 85th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Deilmison van Basten made a precise shot to the right of Rodolfo Salgado. TAQUARI FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Deilmison van Basten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.