Friendly League

Xopotó Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niva Bellido started the match with the kick off. André Sundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgard Mendes. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Joinvilense in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 12 minutes into the game, Waldir Reis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Romando Futebol Clube's Abel Vargas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Guillen Aguillar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niva Bellido in the 14th minute of play. Edgard Mendes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas made a huge save. In the 20th minute Juninho Paulista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillen Aguillar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 minutes, Lino Valle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Romando Futebol Clube and the Wolves FC - DMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Romando Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Valle to maneuver through the defense. In the 24thth minute of the game Ronaldo Joinvilense who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romando Futebol Clube's Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 27 played minutes Wolves FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Waldir Reis. Guillen Aguillar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niva Bellido in the 29th minute of play. Wolves FC - DMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abram Cadabra in the 32nd minute. Guillen Aguillar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niva Bellido in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the game Waldir Reis made a throw-in which Qiao Liang Zhou played forward. In the 39th minute, Marco Löhr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Niva Bellido took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillen Aguillar. Guillen Aguillar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Joinvilense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ronaldo Joinvilense to strike the kick off in the second half. Guillen Aguillar made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Niva Bellido sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Joinvilense in the 53rd minute of play forced Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 minutes, Hadji Diouf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wolves FC - DMZ and the Romando Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Wolves FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hadji Diouf to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Qiao Liang Zhou came free, but Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillen Aguillar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niva Bellido in the 68th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Edgard Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Löhr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Joinvilense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Löhr, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Waldir Reis hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match.