Friendly League

Rio Verde
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tiago Ortiz kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Egg Chasers FC booed when Bandeca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélder Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th match minute, Bandeca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Vinhas to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bandeca FC's Márcio de Salles got a free kick in the 8th minute. The supporters of Egg Chasers FC booed when Bandeca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adilson Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jay Mullen sped through Bandeca FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kléberson Soeiro. Tiago Ortiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Ricky Rowe made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, Dane Oldham had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kléberson Soeiro. Bandeca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dane Oldham was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiago Ortiz got free with Ricky Rowe in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jay Mullen scored 0-3 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kléberson Soeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute Waldir Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricky Rowe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Bandeca FC booed when Egg Chasers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chesney Wooding didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caetano Azevedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Ricky Rowe made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jay Mullen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kléberson Soeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dane Oldham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonny Walters kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Bandeca FC's Kléberson Soeiro got control of the ball when Byron Radcliffe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adilson Simão's late challenge caught a Egg Chasers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adilson Simão helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bandeca FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Adilson Simão hit a great ball. Bandeca FC's Rui Gaspar was substituted for Caetano Azevedo. The supporters of Egg Chasers FC booed when Bandeca FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adilson Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Bandeca FC's Waldir Marquez got a free kick in the 68th minute. Bandeca FC's Kléberson Soeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Bandeca FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Toovey in the 79th minute of play forced Bandeca FC's goalkeeper Kléberson Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bandeca FC's Adilson Simão got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Adilson Simão off the ground. A collision led to Bandeca FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Adilson Simão hit a great ball. Dane Oldham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Soeiro having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Jay Mullen made a precise shot to the right of Kléberson Soeiro. Bandeca FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Bandeca FC's Kléberson Soeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jay Mullen in the 93rd minute of play. Egg Chasers FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.