Friendly League

Estádio Japyra
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. Chanyut Kantongdee started the match with the kick off. Fairfax United's Wirak Boonchoo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Fairfax United from getting a goal against them. In the 5th match minute, Japyra EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustão Bittencourt to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match, Marcelo Mello tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wirak Boonchoo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Yongyuth Namwang's late challenge caught a Japyra EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yongyuth Namwang helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Fairfax United getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Yongyuth Namwang hit a great ball. Jakkavut Boonlong's late challenge caught a Japyra EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jakkavut Boonlong helped the player get up and apologised. Wirak Boonchoo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Faustão Bittencourt. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Pontes got free with Wirak Boonchoo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the match, Fairfax United's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Mello came free, but Wirak Boonchoo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Mello in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wirak Boonchoo saved Fairfax United from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Japyra EC's Marcelo Mello got a free kick in the 30th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Fairfax United's goalkeeper Wirak Boonchoo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Pontes. After a rather tough play, Fairfax United's Wisan Thavornsukhavadee got a free kick in the 35th minute. Japyra EC's Raimundo Pontes got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcelo Mello made a kick off. Japyra EC's Jorginho Rosado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chanyut Kantongdee in the 54th minute of play. Wirak Boonchoo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the game, Kauan Arósio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Wirak Boonchoo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wirak Boonchoo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Wirak Boonchoo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wirak Boonchoo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kauan Arósio went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Prachuab Maneewat came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Fairfax United 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 Prachuab Maneewat couldn't finish the play. Cícero Novaes hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Japyra EC's goalkeeper Jorginho Rosado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wirak Boonchoo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Pontes in the 79th minute of the match. When Marcelo Mello came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Japyra EC 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 Marcelo Mello couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd match minute, Fairfax United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wisan Thavornsukhavadee to maneuver through the defense. Wirak Boonchoo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serginho Coutinho in the 84th minute of play. Raimundo Pontes scored 3-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wirak Boonchoo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd minute, Raimundo Pontes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Japyra EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1.