Prized/Friendly Cup

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Aírton Nóbrega started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Orlando Mineiro notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Brasilino's Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Humberto Xavier stood somewhat misplaced when José Augusto Novaes came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. Estevez Palmeira scored 3-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Humberto Xavier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Renatinho Urbano got a free kick in the 16th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aírton Nóbrega during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, Brasilino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aírton Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Augusto Novaes got free with Humberto Xavier in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Humberto Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 27th minute of play. José Augusto Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Xavier having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Estevez Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Estevez Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Humberto Xavier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Aírton Nóbrega was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 33 minutes had been played. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Brasilino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aírton Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, ITAFUT 4EVER's Humberto Xavier threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Beto Aparecido, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 38th minute Beto Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emerson Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Humberto Xavier made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Augusto Novaes in the 42nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Humberto Xavier successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Augusto Novaes to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Orlando Mineiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Humberto Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estevez Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Brasilino's Murilo Pena got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Pedro Luiz Perez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Humberto Xavier showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Brasilino's goal looked a bit too open when José Augusto Novaes came free, but Humberto Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orlando Mineiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Xavier having to interfere. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Velasco in the 67th minute of the match. José Augusto Novaes took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. ITAFUT 4EVER's Wiliam Cardozo was substituted for Léo Velasco. The audience was convinced that Orlando Mineiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Humberto Xavier was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Murilo Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute, Beto Aparecido 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. ITAFUT 4EVER's Edgar Baiano was substituted for Beto Aparecido. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 81st minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Brasilino's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Mineiro came free, but Humberto Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When José Augusto Novaes came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER 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 Augusto Novaes couldn't finish the play. Estevez Palmeira took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Humberto Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Lima in the 90th minute of play. Humberto Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Viana in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, José Augusto Novaes made a precise shot to the right of Humberto Xavier. Brasilino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. ITAFUT 4EVER walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.