Friendly League

Arena Araribóia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evaristo Salles kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Facopo FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Laércio Gaspar. When José Paulo Severo came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Bandelocos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that José Paulo Severo couldn't finish the play. Bandelocos's Juca Bala got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonçalo Mattos during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Jorge Cabral 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. After a rather tough play, Facopo FBPA's Alberto Barbosa got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute Evaristo Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Juca Bala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cido Cavalcante. Facopo FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juca Bala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Alberto Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. With a little luck, Facopo FBPA's Cido Cavalcante got control of the ball when Juca Bala tried to sneak it across the goal line. Facopo FBPA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when José Paulo Severo scored to the left of an out of position Cido Cavalcante, making the score, 3-0. Juca Bala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alberto Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipe Lopes in the 47th minute of play.

After a defensive mix-up in Facopo FBPA's zone, Eliseu Guerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cido Cavalcante came out of the goal and Eliseu Guerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juca Bala in the 53rd minute of play forced Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Cido Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Facopo FBPA getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Filipe Lopes hit a great ball. With 59 minutes on the clock, Gonçalo Mattos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 59th minute, Gonçalo Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evaristo Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Alberto Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Walmyr Simões dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alberto Palmeira, 3-1. Bandelocos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Paulo Severo in the 68th minute. Cido Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juca Bala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Walmyr Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute Jorge Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cido Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cido Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juca Bala in the 81st minute of play. In the 90th minute, Evaristo Salles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alberto Palmeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. When José Paulo Severo fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bandelocos's protests and gave José Paulo Severo a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes Bandelocos got a freekick which was hit by José Paulo Severo. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bandelocos had won after a very even match.