Friendly League

Santa Rosa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juca Bala kicked off to start the match. The Bandelocos fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Bandelocos's Eliseu Guerra looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 8th match minute, Bandelocos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeu Viana to maneuver through the defense. When Diamantino Seco fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bandelocos's protests and gave Diamantino Seco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Diamantino Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Eliseu Guerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermínio Barros was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After 13 minutes Noia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was José Paulo Severo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in José Paulo Severo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Noia's Hermínio Barros did a great save. 17 minutes in the game Genílson Cardozo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Nestor Penha. Eliseu Guerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hermínio Barros having to make a save. In the 20th minute Eliseu Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermínio Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliseu Guerra in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hermínio Barros saved Noia from getting behind. Guilherme Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Alberto Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Noia's goal looked a bit too open when Juca Bala came free, but Hermínio Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseu Guerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Hermínio Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guilherme Vasconcelos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alberto Palmeira came out and tried to block the shot, but Guilherme Vasconcelos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 38th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juca Bala during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 45 played minutes Bandelocos got a freekick which was hit by Juca Bala. A hard shot by Almir Alves from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Alberto Palmeira's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The crowd rose to their feet as Noia's Almir Alves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alberto Palmeira. That made the score 2-1 after 47 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nestor Penha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Bandelocos getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Gonçalo Mattos hit a great ball. Nestor Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Noia got a freekick which was hit by José Augusto Arantes. After recieving a nice pass, Bandelocos's José Paulo Severo tried to score from far away in the 62nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Bandelocos's Juca Bala slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hermínio Barros. That made the score 3-2 after 70 minutes of play. Guilherme Vasconcelos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Palmeira having to interfere. Alberto Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Almir Alves in the 78th minute of the match. Hermínio Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliseu Guerra in the 79th minute. In the 85th match minute, Bandelocos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeu Viana to maneuver through the defense. Bandelocos's Tadeu Viana quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luciano Fontes, made in the 88th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the game, Guilherme Vasconcelos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Noia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bandelocos the free kick. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Ruy Dantas put in a rough tackle. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bandelocos! The referee gave Noia a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Luciano Fontes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bandelocos's Alberto Palmeira. 4-2.