Friendly League

Caldebrazza
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hubertas Dabkevičius kicked off to start the match. Casper Granqvist took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alessandro Linares. Alessandro Linares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Romero in the 12th minute of play forced Caldebrazza's goalkeeper Alessandro Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 were awarded a corner. Jari Jaakkola went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Jari Jaakkola to fire away a dangerous shot which Alessandro Linares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Alessandro Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute of the match Genílson de Amorim sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alessandro Linares skillfully saved the ball. Hugo Lucian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Cipriano Abreu made a huge save. Cipriano Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 22nd minute of play. Cipriano Abreu was a little too slow when Xavier Sabrosa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's zone, Xavier Sabrosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cipriano Abreu came out of the goal and Xavier Sabrosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cipriano Abreu made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Xavier Sabrosa sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute Casper Granqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Casper Granqvist notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Caldebrazza's Alessandro Linares. Alessandro Linares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 40 minutes into the game, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Giuseppe Marques nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alessandro Linares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Caldebrazza's Alessandro Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casper Granqvist in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Erivaldo Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Cipriano Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Casper Granqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Marques in the 51st minute of play forced Caldebrazza's goalkeeper Alessandro Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cipriano Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Roberto Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubertas Dabkevičius was slow to take the kick. During this time Caldebrazza's players had a chance to rest. Caldebrazza's Hubertas Dabkevičius was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cipriano Abreu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 55th minute Hubertas Dabkevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cipriano Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Casper Granqvist's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jari Jaakkola in the 60th minute. The corner ended in Jari Jaakkola almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Caldebrazza's Alessandro Linares did a great save. 62 minutes into the match, Caldebrazza's goalkeeper Alessandro Linares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erivaldo Romero. After 63 played minutes A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 got a freekick which was hit by Genílson de Amorim. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 made a substitution. Luisão Perfumo replaced Jaques Fierro. In the 76th minute, Erivaldo Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. In the 78th minute, Xavier Sabrosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 84 minutes, Casper Granqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casper Granqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alessandro Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casper Granqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Granqvist took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alessandro Linares. Alessandro Linares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Caldebrazza's Alessandro Linares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Caldebrazza from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Casper Granqvist in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alessandro Linares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.