Friendly League

Red Mountain Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Carlos Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. José Carlos Castro scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sílvio Moraes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Waldemar Ramoss short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Ronaldão Lucas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ronaldão Lucas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldemar Ramos in the 11th minute. Sílvio Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltazar Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Rossi in the 21st minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Carlos Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Enio Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Goblins F.C.'s protests and gave Enio Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. Baltazar Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37thth minute of the game José Carlos Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Goblins F.C.'s Sílvio Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Scarlet Speedster's Baltazar Rossi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Moraes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Zé Pedro Mendes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th match minute, Goblins F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Scarlet Speedster were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Pedro Mendes to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Scarlet Speedster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percy Capixaba to maneuver through the defense. A hard and well directed shot from Waldemar Ramos led 53 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Scarlet Speedster's Ronaldão Lucas became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-3. 70 minutes into the game, Goblins F.C.'s Waldemar Ramos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronaldão Lucas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Ronaldão Lucas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Pedro Mendes's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Scarlet Speedster getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Naldo de Lara hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Percy Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Pedro Mendes came free, but Ronaldão Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Moraes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sílvio Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Scarlet Speedster getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Kaká Romero hit a great ball. Sílvio Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Valle in the 87th minute of play. When Felipe Drogba came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Goblins F.C. 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 Felipe Drogba couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Scarlet Speedster could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Goblins F.C. throughout the match.