Friendly League

Arena Magic United
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joinville United - FSCMZ's Mané Lara started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Guilherme Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neron Veterini in the 5th minute of play. Guilherme Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neron Veterini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of WINNING ELEVEN:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Joinville United - FSCMZ:s goal. Jake Leonard had in the 17thth minute some difficulties stopping Xie Ying Cheng's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Jake Leonard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xie Ying Cheng in the 18th minute. Mané Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jake Leonard. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mané Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. WINNING ELEVEN's Jake Leonard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Lara in the 25th minute of play. Mané Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Jake Leonard made a huge save. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Guilherme Catarinense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Joinville United - FSCMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leonel Cordaro was slow to take the kick. During this time WINNING ELEVEN's players had a chance to rest. WINNING ELEVEN's Leonel Cordaro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Guilherme Catarinense in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 35 played minutes Joinville United - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Alesandro Coutinho. 43 minutes into the match, Neron Veterini notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Joinville United - FSCMZ's Guilherme Catarinense. Guilherme Catarinense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Neron Veterini to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Mané Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Leonard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hilario Gurutz, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Alesandro Coutinho hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Joinville United - FSCMZ's Lennart Khan was substituted for Elberg As. Joinville United - FSCMZ's Jacek Krzynowek was substituted for Alesandro Coutinho. WINNING ELEVEN's Şentürk Orgun was substituted for Leonel Cordaro. WINNING ELEVEN's Hernán Restat was substituted for Patricio Ostadar. Joinville United - FSCMZ made a substitution. Maurício Donatello replaced Mané Lara. In the 79th minute, Alesandro Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Neron Veterini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neron Veterini in the 81st minute of play forced Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Guilherme Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. WINNING ELEVEN's Jake Leonard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Donatello in the 88th minute of play. Jake Leonard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maurício Donatello's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goal looked a bit too open when Jacek Krzynowek came free, but Jake Leonard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched WINNING ELEVEN eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.