Friendly League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kauã Mandrak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wilmer Gallo was a little too slow when Alfredo Martins got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Alfredo Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Martins got free with Wilmer Gallo in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Kauã Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. At last the ball reached Luiz Fernando Mota at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Marquês de Herval. 1-1. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Retumbante FC's goalkeeper Wilmer Gallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jarbas Dantas hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 29th minute of play forced Retumbante FC's goalkeeper Wilmer Gallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Retumbante FC's Wilmer Gallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Luiz Fernando Mota threw the ball into play from the sideline. Marquês de Herval's Selami Rezan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 40 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Kauã Mandrak came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Retumbante FC's Décio Antonio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Taffarel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredo Martins to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Alfredo Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marquês de Herval's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabinho Bittencourt got free with Dida Taffarel in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kauã Mandrak in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toby Major in the 72nd minute of play forced Retumbante FC's goalkeeper Wilmer Gallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilmer Gallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Wilmer Gallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Décio Antonio came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kauã Mandrak got free with Dida Taffarel in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.