Friendly League

Santa Rosa
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Virgílio Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Virgílio Lago recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dorian Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After 13 minutes of play, E.C. Galera's Silvério Munhoz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hermínio Barros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Josué Eger received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tarcisio Botelho came out and tried to block the shot, but Josué Eger slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 19th minute. Josué Eger received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tarcisio Botelho came out and tried to block the shot, but Josué Eger slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 27th minute. Tarcisio Botelho was a little too slow when Guilherme Vasconcelos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 4-1. Vitório Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vitório Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vitório Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Noia's Nestor Penha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tarcisio Botelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 40th minute, Dário Saldanha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Deivid de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermínio Barros. Noia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deivid de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. 44 minutes into the match, Guilherme Vasconcelos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarcisio Botelho. E.C. Galera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guilherme Vasconcelos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Nestor Penha made the kick off in the second half. Tarcisio Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, E.C. Galera's Silvério Munhoz got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Nestor Penha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Noia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-2. E.C. Galera's Tarcisio Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Vasconcelos in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Deivid de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermínio Barros. Noia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deivid de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-3. In the 62nd minute, Guilherme Vasconcelos made a precise shot to the right of Tarcisio Botelho. E.C. Galera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-3. With a little luck, Noia's Hermínio Barros got control of the ball when Deivid de Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dorian Ribeiro hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute Josué Eger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcisio Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of E.C. Galera booed when Noia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Almir Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Noia were awarded a corner. Luciano Fontes went to the cornerflag to take it. Guilherme Vasconcelos was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Tarcisio Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Penha in the 90th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Noia fans cheered their team off the field, for while E.C. Galera had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.