Friendly League

Arena Umarizal
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabrício Jardel got the match started through his kick off. If Carlos Alberto Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Jardel, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Fabrício Jardel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reko Nybacka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by ✪ XV de Umarizal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edson Couto was slow to take the kick. During this time Catugi FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Edson Couto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ✪ XV de Umarizal's Domingo Bulnes did a great save. Naldo Passos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 16th minute of play forced ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Domingo Bulnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Carlos Alberto Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Domingo Bulnes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute Fabrício Jardel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reko Nybacka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute ✪ XV de Umarizal were awarded a corner. Valdomiro Ribeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. Domingo Bulnes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 30th minute of the match. Fabrício Jardel took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reko Nybacka. Reko Nybacka dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. A throw-in in the 34th minute of the game was made by Edson Couto with Carlos Alberto Soares as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 36 minutes of play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Fabrício Jardel made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reko Nybacka was left in no man's land by his defense there! Domingo Bulnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Walmir Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Bulnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Valdomiro Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reko Nybacka having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Alberto Soares was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Fabrício Jardel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reko Nybacka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 54 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Jardel came free, but Reko Nybacka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Jardel, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Jardel, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Jardel, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Fabrício Jardel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reko Nybacka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. If Fabrício Jardel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Raimundo Guerra was substituted for Bai Yan Yong. ✪ XV de Umarizal made a substitution. Adriano van Beek replaced Fabrício Jardel. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adriano van Beek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reko Nybacka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Reko Nybacka came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by ✪ XV de Umarizal's Adriano van Beek. But to his dismay, Adriano van Beek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Adriano van Beek scored 6-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reko Nybacka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime França in the 87th minute of play forced ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Domingo Bulnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ✪ XV de Umarizal booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edson Couto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute, Adriano van Beek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✪ XV de Umarizal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano van Beek in the 95th minute of play.