Friendly League

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joseph Joestar started the match with the kick off. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Joestar in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when David Montinho came free, but Vitor Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 9 minutes on the clock, Hélio Cunha commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Set Fire:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Litoral EC - CIMZ:s goal. Delmiro Rosalio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagoberto Custódio in the 13th minute of the match. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dagoberto Custódio in the 14th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Delmiro Rosalio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Litoral EC - CIMZ's Dagoberto Custódio in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Set Fire's goalie prevented a goal. 22 minutes into the game, David Montinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Set Fire's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Litoral EC - CIMZ the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, Set Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Montinho to maneuver through the defense. When Paulinho Penha came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Litoral EC - CIMZ 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 Paulinho Penha couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the game, Jonathan Petri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Delmiro Rosalio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Joseph Joestar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Litoral EC - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Joseph Joestar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delmiro Rosalio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Petri in the 28th minute of play forced Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joseph Joestar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Delmiro Rosalio made a huge save. Joseph Joestar did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Delmiro Rosalio 29 minutes into the match. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, Joseph Joestar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Litoral EC - CIMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 39 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Paulinho Penha. A collision led to Set Fire getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. David Montinho hit a great ball. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulinho Penha in the 41st minute of play. After some careless play in the Set Fire defense, Joseph Joestar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmiro Rosalio. The Set Fire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmiro Rosalio should have stopped the shot. After 46 minutes, Joseph Joestar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Litoral EC - CIMZ and the Set Fire players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joseph Joestar hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the game, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Joseph Joestar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmiro Rosalio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 57th minute Litoral EC - CIMZ were awarded a corner. Paulinho Penha went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Carlos Eduardo Alves heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Joestar in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute of the match Litoral EC - CIMZ got a corner. Set Fire's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paulinho Penha ran over to the corner to take the kick. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Paulinho Penha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Delmiro Rosalio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joseph Joestar in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delmiro Rosalio saved Set Fire from getting behind. After some careless play in the Set Fire defense, Dagoberto Custódio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmiro Rosalio. The Set Fire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmiro Rosalio should have stopped the shot. In the 74th match minute, Set Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno Jaka Jamba to maneuver through the defense. Delmiro Rosalio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Joestar in the 75th minute of play. When Litoral EC - CIMZ's Dagoberto Custódio in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Set Fire's goalie prevented a goal. Litoral EC - CIMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paulinho Penha in the 80th minute. The corner ended in Jonathan Petri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio did a great save. 84 minutes into the match, Dagoberto Custódio notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio. Delmiro Rosalio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 89 minutes into the game, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Dagoberto Custódio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmiro Rosalio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. After a rather tough play, Set Fire's Lilian Thuram got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Delmiro Rosalio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Joestar in the 94th minute of play. There was no doubt that Litoral EC - CIMZ were the better team. Litoral EC - CIMZ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.