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Match Report
Juqueri
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benê Bertassi got the match started through his kick off. When Benê Bertassi came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Houston FC 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 Benê Bertassi couldn't finish the play. Houston FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Duda Massa scored to the left of an out of position Raúl Aguiar, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benê Bertassi in the 12th minute of play forced Juqueri's goalkeeper Wanderson Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes Juqueri got a freekick which was hit by Duda Massa. A collision led to Juqueri getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Christiano Leite hit a great ball. Raúl Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Amaral in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Juqueri's goal looked a bit too open when Benê Bertassi came free, but Wanderson Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Peres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Raúl Aguiar made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, Duda Massa notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Houston FC's Raúl Aguiar. Raúl Aguiar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Duda Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Pedro Lopez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Raúl Aguiar came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro Lopez slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 39th minute. After 42 minutes, Dráuzio Meira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Houston FC and the Juqueri players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Houston FC's Dráuzio Meira got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Houston FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Lopez came free, but Raúl Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Víktor Faria's late challenge caught a Houston FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Víktor Faria helped the player get up and apologised. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edu Amaral to make the kick off. In the 61st minute Pedro Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Houston FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Claudinho Leal hit a great ball. Houston FC's Raúl Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Lopez in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Christiano Leite made a precise shot to the right of Raúl Aguiar. Houston FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Benê Bertassi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wanderson Linares having to make a save. Raúl Aguiar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christiano Leite went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Raúl Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Leite in the 76th minute of the match. Raúl Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Amaral in the 79th minute of play. Raúl Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Amaral in the 86th minute of play. Claudinho Leal kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Pedro Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute Edu Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juqueri's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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