Friendly League

Arena 1903
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorginho Munhoz started the match with the kick off. Ismael de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Adalberto Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes, Pragmáticos 1903's Vito Furlan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Júnior Pires 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 Pragmáticos 1903 reached it. Vitório Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Júnior Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Lobo Guará's Júnior Pires got control of the ball when Telmo Palmeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo Barbosa in the 17th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Júnior Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júnior Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lobo Guará's Júnior Pires proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Lobo Guará from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telmo Palmeira in the 36th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Júnior Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júnior Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telmo Palmeira in the 40th minute. Naldo Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Telmo Palmeira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Rodriguinho Motta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Cacá de Lara replaced Rodriguinho Motta. Lobo Guará's Albertinho Leite was substituted for Gustavo Nunes. 60 minutes into the game, Telmo Palmeira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Júnior Pires was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Telmo Palmeira sped through Lobo Guará's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Júnior Pires. Júnior Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 74th minute Naldo Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júnior Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pragmáticos 1903's Ismael de Queiroz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Pragmáticos 1903 from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorginho Munhoz got free with Ismael de Queiroz in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitório Velasco to maneuver through the defense. Pragmáticos 1903's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Jorginho Munhoz scored to the left of an out of position Ismael de Queiroz, making the score, 2-1. 90 minutes into the game, Pragmáticos 1903's Naldo Barbosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Júnior Pires made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Pragmáticos 1903 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lobo Guará for a fine match.