Friendly League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franklin Baptista started the match with the kick off. Faustão Prado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Chicão Quirino kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Bitelon FC - SAF's goal looked a bit too open when David Freitas came free, but Faustão Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on TAQUARI FC's corner Felipe Munhoz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Faustão Prado quite easily take care of the ball. TAQUARI FC's Evaristo Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fiori Reis in the 23rd minute of play. After 28 played minutes Bitelon FC - SAF got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Souto. 29 minutes into the match, Cristian Couto notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bitelon FC - SAF's Faustão Prado. Faustão Prado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Geraldo Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franklin Baptista during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Franklin Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enéas Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Evaristo Mandrak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Freitas to make the kick off. Bitelon FC - SAF's Carlos Augusto Araújo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Felipe Munhoz in the 56 minute of the game. In the 59th minute Geraldo Rezende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustão Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Vivaldo Leão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TAQUARI FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bitelon FC - SAF the free kick. In the 73rd minute, one of TAQUARI FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TAQUARI FC. When the match had been going on for 74 minutes, Bitelon FC - SAF's Bruninho Quadros got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Evaristo Mandrak. Valdomiro Penha hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 79 played minutes TAQUARI FC got a freekick which was hit by Dito de Toledo. Vivaldo Leão kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruninho Quadros came free, but Evaristo Mandrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, TAQUARI FC's Evaristo Mandrak got control of the ball when Fiori Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, David Freitas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Faustão Prado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 94 played minutes TAQUARI FC got a freekick which was hit by Jano Neves. When Fiori Souto came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Bitelon FC - SAF 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 Fiori Souto couldn't finish the play. After 97 played minutes Enéas Soeiro rounded TAQUARI FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. When the final whistle went the supporters of Bitelon FC - SAF were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant TAQUARI FC side.