Friendly League

Alfredo Welter
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Délio Souza started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato de Souza during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of MARINUS MZC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SORRISO E. C.:s goal. Cláudio de Souza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Douglas Viana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Délio Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Viana having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Horácio Pereira made a precise shot to the right of Perivaldo Moreira. MARINUS MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 25 minutes into the game, Alex Vianna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MARINUS MZC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SORRISO E. C. the free kick. In the 25th match minute, MARINUS MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Vianna to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Délio Souza got free with Douglas Viana in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yan Penha made in the 32nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alfredo da Rocha however managed to control. In the 34th minute Alberto Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perivaldo Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, MARINUS MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Penha in the 41st minute of play forced MARINUS MZC's goalkeeper Perivaldo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half SORRISO E. C. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Perivaldo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Penha in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute, Betinho Queiroz 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. In the 67th minute Délio Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Douglas Viana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Alberto Mendonça took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Perivaldo Moreira to make any attempt to save it. Alfredo da Rocha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Perivaldo Moreira came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredo da Rocha slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 73rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cláudio Couto during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SORRISO E. C. getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Cláudio Couto hit a great ball. The supporters of SORRISO E. C. booed when MARINUS MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Vianna got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 87th minute, Alex Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Alfredo da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Perivaldo Moreira was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Donato de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SORRISO E. C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.