Friendly League

Arena da Lagoa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Germano Rosa kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Germano Rosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Blair McCormick was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. If Geraldo de Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Gol charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Gol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Donato Guerra was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. Taquaral Campineiro's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cesinha Diniz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albino Steven in the 19th minute. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germano Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Blair McCormick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germano Rosa in the 26th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Germano Rosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bayern Lessa - u21's supporters rose to their feet, but Germano Rosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blair McCormick breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute, Armando Donatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Cesinha Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes Taquaral Campineiro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Igor Andrychowski who took care of the corner kick. Cesinha Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Donatello got free with Cesinha Diniz in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Bayern Lessa - u21 getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Kléber Lago hit a great ball. The Taquaral Campineiro players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bayern Lessa - u21 were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geraldo de Godoi to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Guerra in the 53rd minute of play forced Bayern Lessa - u21's goalkeeper Cesinha Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th match minute, Bayern Lessa - u21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilmar Furlan to maneuver through the defense. Donato Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Nando Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the game, Taquaral Campineiro's Geraldo de Godoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cesinha Diniz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Geraldo de Godoi came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Taquaral Campineiro 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 Geraldo de Godoi couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute Geraldo de Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesinha Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Armando Donatello managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taquaral Campineiro's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Donatello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesinha Diniz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bayern Lessa - u21's Cesinha Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo de Godoi in the 88th minute of play. There was no doubt that Taquaral Campineiro were the better team. Taquaral Campineiro's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.