Friendly League

Watchet Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Perivaldo Ribeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Perivaldo Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Sacha York tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ediberto Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sacha York having to make a save. Alfredo Pereira's late challenge caught a Watchet's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Pereira helped the player get up and apologised. After 15 played minutes Aguacu EC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Pereira. Perivaldo Ribeiro took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sacha York. Sacha York dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Aguacu EC's goalkeeper Luan Vergílio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jasper Morning. Luan Vergílio came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Watchet's Roger Blowman. But to his dismay, Roger Blowman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Roger Blowman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Luan Vergílio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Ediberto Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sacha York was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Sacha York showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ediberto Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the game, Nathanial Alcock was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Watchet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aguacu EC the free kick. A collision led to Watchet getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Nathanial Alcock hit a great ball. Abelardo Madureira hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Watchet's zone, Perivaldo Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sacha York came out of the goal and Perivaldo Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roger Blowman was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Jasper Morning managed to get in a good position for a shot. Watchet's supporters rose to their feet, but Jasper Morning was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luan Vergílio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luan Vergílio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jasper Morning in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Perivaldo Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aguacu EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Perivaldo Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sacha York breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Aguacu EC's Amílton Antunes got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Watchet's Roger Blowman got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aguacu EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.