Friendly League

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 狄昆傲 started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Fabian Balbuena got a free kick in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 狄昆傲 in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sidney Motta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute, Doriva Goiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Nathaniel Burnett's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juvenal Zanette was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 狄昆傲, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, E.C. Galera's Juvenal Zanette got control of the ball when Nathaniel Burnett tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 22nd minute of play forced E.C. Galera's goalkeeper Juvenal Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juvenal Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Killian Cruzado hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Juvenal Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 狄昆傲's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sidney Motta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match E.C. Galera got a corner. Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vygantas Vyšniauskas ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to E.C. Galera getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. 狄昆傲 hit a great ball. Juvenal Zanette was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Nathaniel Burnett capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nathaniel Burnett really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nathaniel Burnett to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, E.C. Galera's 狄昆傲 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sidney Motta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 57 played minutes Imbituba - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Balbuena. Juvenal Zanette didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Imbituba - FSCMZ's Nathaniel Burnett shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 65th minute, Artur Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, E.C. Galera's Artur Valadares got a free kick in the 66th minute. E.C. Galera's Juvenal Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério da Silva in the 69th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, E.C. Galera's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério da Silva came free, but Juvenal Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Imbituba - FSCMZ's zone, Igor Vander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sidney Motta came out of the goal and Igor Vander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. E.C. Galera's Juvenal Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Pimenta in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Artur Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Pedro Luís Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imbituba - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luís Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juvenal Zanette breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 85 played minutes E.C. Galera got a freekick which was hit by Killian Cruzado. With a little luck, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta got control of the ball when Killian Cruzado tried to sneak it across the goal line. E.C. Galera's Juvenal Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Pimenta in the 90th minute of play. Rolando Gaspard got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rogério da Silva. In the 93rd minute Válbson Pimenta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Rogério da Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juvenal Zanette. E.C. Galera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rogério da Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Imbituba - FSCMZ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.