Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jardel Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in AVAÍ F.C.'s zone, Zafran Chien-Kwan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Buffon came out of the goal and Zafran Chien-Kwan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jardel Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmyr Salles in the 9th minute of play. When Chu Yun Lei came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Catadão fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chu Yun Lei couldn't finish the play. Catadão's Jardel Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Alegría in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Jeremias Andrade got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marcos Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chu Yun Lei in the 18th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, AVAÍ F.C.'s Rubens Cabral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jardel Reis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcos Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deivid de Salles in the 27th minute. Chu Yun Lei received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Buffon came out and tried to block the shot, but Chu Yun Lei slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Catadão's Hernani Pires got a free kick in the 34th minute. Rubens Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jardel Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Jeremias Andrade dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcos Buffon, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Catadão's Zafran Chien-Kwan got a free kick in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Walmyr Salles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jardel Reis made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Walmyr Salles sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, AVAÍ F.C.'s Dario Alegría got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Andrade in the 58th minute of play forced AVAÍ F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Chu Yun Lei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. AVAÍ F.C. made a substitution. Tarcisio Chaves replaced Luiz Pombal. Jardel Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the game, Alex Sági was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AVAÍ F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Catadão the free kick. In the 67th minute Jeremias Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chu Yun Lei in the 72nd minute of play. AVAÍ F.C.'s Marcos Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Andrade in the 75th minute of play. Marcos Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Andrade in the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to Catadão getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Deivid de Salles hit a great ball. Catadão's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Walmyr Salles scored to the left of an out of position Jardel Reis, making the score, 4-1. Walmyr Salles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Jardel Reis made a huge save. After a rather tough play, AVAÍ F.C.'s Tarcisio Chaves got a free kick in the 88th minute. AVAÍ F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.