Friendly League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Christos Triantafyllou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Carlos Olave was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Juan Carlos Olave took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Kirby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 15th minute of play forced Atibaia Raiders's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Olave to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Maravilha came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejo Ferdinand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Palmquist having to interfere. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Ferdinand in the 20th minute of the match. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Ferdinand in the 24th minute of the match. Juan Carlos Olave made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Luisito Estevon sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the match, Atibaia Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantafyllou came free, but Juan Carlos Olave reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Granate were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Atibaia Raiders's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Enzo Hermon took the corner. Granate's Enzo Hermon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Juan Carlos Olave in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Kirby during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 30th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Kirby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Atibaia Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantafyllou came free, but Juan Carlos Olave reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davi Moreira hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute of the game Ivo Cunha made a throw-in which Marcus Edwards played forward. Pål Stensson hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Atibaia Raiders's Juan Carlos Olave proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Atibaia Raiders from getting a goal against them.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leukothoe Sakelaris to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Luisito Estevon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Granate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atibaia Raiders the free kick. Luisito Estevon kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. The supporters of Granate booed when Atibaia Raiders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davi Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st match minute, Atibaia Raiders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Moreira to maneuver through the defense. Juan Carlos Olave took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leukothoe Sakelaris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Granate's Jonathan Palmquist got control of the ball when Túlio Maravilha tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Túlio Maravilha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Palmquist. That made the score 0-1 in the 64 minute of play. Jonathan Palmquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 68th minute. Túlio Maravilha charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Túlio Maravilha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Granate booed when Atibaia Raiders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Maravilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Granate booed when Atibaia Raiders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Maravilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Amorim in the 82nd minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Amorim in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute Atibaia Raiders were awarded a corner. Davi Moreira went to the cornerflag to take it. Jonathan Palmquist was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Vladimir Amorim capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vladimir Amorim really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Atibaia Raiders eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.