Friendly League

CAPIXABA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Luz took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Neto in the 5th minute of play forced FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germano Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilson Xavier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kauan Machado having to make a save. After a rather tough play, FLU ES fc's Tales Almeida got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 19th minute of the match Gremio NG got a corner. FLU ES fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vítor Martins ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Vítor Martins got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Maurinho da Costa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Maurinho da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Fernando Luz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gremio NG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sebastião Neto's late challenge caught a FLU ES fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastião Neto helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gremio NG getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sebastião Neto hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Luz in the 32nd minute of play forced FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, FLU ES fc's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Aguiar came free, but Maurinho da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, FLU ES fc's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Aguiar came free, but Maurinho da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FLU ES fc's Maurinho da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Goiano in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FLU ES fc's Geovani Tande got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes of play, Gremio NG's Sebastião Neto made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maurinho da Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Germano Vergílio to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Vergílio in the 54th minute of play forced Gremio NG's goalkeeper Kauan Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germano Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kauan Machado having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Gilson Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot. FLU ES fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilson Xavier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kauan Machado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 59 played minutes, FLU ES fc's Fellipe Ferreira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kauan Machado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FLU ES fc reached it. 66 minutes into the match, FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Luz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Neto in the 69th minute of play forced FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, FLU ES fc's goalkeeper Maurinho da Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Luz. Alan Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 75 minutes, Geovani Tande mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FLU ES fc and the Gremio NG players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Gremio NG booed when FLU ES fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovani Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Gremio NG's Sebastião Neto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurinho da Costa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maurinho da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Aguiar in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to FLU ES fc getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Genílson de Souza hit a great ball. Maurinho da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Luz in the 87th minute. Maurinho da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Aguiar in the 88th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Gremio NG got a freekick which was hit by Aílton Soares. Gremio NG's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.