Friendly League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angel Teofilio made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliézer Sarmento in the 5th minute of play forced Northern California's goalkeeper Fidel Hernando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Angel Teofilio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Northern California fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After having played for 16 minutes, Betão Marinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quebra Ossos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Betão Marinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Quebra Ossos FC booed when Northern California was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Mendebal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 minutes, Candido Bartoli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Northern California and the Quebra Ossos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Candido Bartoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Northern California's goalkeeper Fidel Hernando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luís Gustavo de Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Angel Teofilio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldão dos Santos was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 27th match minute, Quebra Ossos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Augusto Galvão to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dênis de Salles during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Dênis de Salles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the game, Angel Teofilio lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Ronaldão dos Santos. In the 41stth minute of the game Betão Marinho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northern California's Fidel Hernando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samuel Burutzagi scored 3-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronaldão dos Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronaldão dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Burutzagi in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Betão Marinho to make the kick off. Fidel Hernando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Marinho in the 51st minute of the match. When Marcelino Olo came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Northern California 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 Marcelino Olo couldn't finish the play. Ronaldão dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Teofilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 61st match minute, Quebra Ossos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aírton Queirós to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rdth minute of the game Angel Teofilio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Quebra Ossos FC's Ronaldão dos Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Quebra Ossos FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Betão Marinho hit a great ball. Samuel Burutzagi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldão dos Santos having to interfere. The supporters of Northern California booed when Quebra Ossos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dênis de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Northern California's Carmelo Oihan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Angel Teofilio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern California's supporters rose to their feet, but Angel Teofilio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldão dos Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Northern California's Fidel Hernando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Augusto Galvão in the 77th minute of play. Fidel Hernando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Augusto Galvão in the 79th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Quebra Ossos FC got a freekick which was hit by Eliézer Sarmento. If Angel Teofilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Angel Teofilio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldão dos Santos was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Policarpio during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Northern California getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Marco Policarpio hit a great ball.