Friendly League

Fuego Sagrado
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes Botafogo MZRJ got a freekick which was hit by Josué Matos. After a rather tough play, Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's Guido Marz got a free kick in the 6th minute. Murillo Loureiro's late challenge caught a Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murillo Loureiro helped the player get up and apologised. Férid Khalifa made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Nicanor Pueblo sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's Josué Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benicio Abarca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 23 minutes into the game, Aristides Francis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botafogo MZRJ the free kick. A collision led to Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Aristides Francis hit a great ball. After 24 minutes of play, Botafogo MZRJ's Matías Brasil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benicio Abarca was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Brasil in the 28th minute of play forced Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's goalkeeper Benicio Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Josué Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's Férid Khalifa threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Osvaldo Raebert, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 43rd match minute, Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Lehoi to maneuver through the defense. When Murillo Loureiro came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Botafogo MZRJ 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 Murillo Loureiro couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldo Raebert stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Josué Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botafogo MZRJ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Josué Matos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1 booed when Botafogo MZRJ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cido Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Botafogo MZRJ's Matías Brasil ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benicio Abarca. Benicio Abarca yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Matos in the 65th minute of play forced Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's goalkeeper Benicio Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Garci in the 69th minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Juvenal Camargo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botafogo MZRJ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1 the free kick. In the 71st minute, Juvenal Camargo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the match, Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's goalkeeper Benicio Abarca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Murillo Loureiro. After 78 minutes of play, Botafogo MZRJ's Matías Brasil made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benicio Abarca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benicio Abarca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matías Brasil in the 81st minute of play. Murillo Loureiro hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1's Benicio Abarca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Rio de la Plata 91218 3-1 from getting a goal against them. In the 95th minute of the match Gustavo Garci shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Férid Khalifa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.