Prized/Friendly Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Emílio Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruud Gullit. Téo de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Zé Carlos Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milosz Kluska saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Milosz Kluska didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giovanni Pimenta went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Milosz Kluska made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Pimenta in the 14th minute of play. Milosz Kluska showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Quirino, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes, Cícero Abreu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Estrela Solitária and the Espigão Steamrollers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cícero Abreu to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Giovanni Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Milosz Kluska. Estrela Solitária's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giovanni Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Milosz Kluska made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Quirino in the 31st minute of play. Emílio Romero made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ruud Gullit sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Emílio Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruud Gullit. Ruud Gullit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Emílio Romero made a huge save. Giovanni Pimenta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cícero Abreu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Pimenta in the 49th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Milosz Kluska to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Espigão Steamrollers were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Carlos Paranaense was the one to do the kick off. Milosz Kluska made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Cauã Pombal sent off a good shot on target. Cícero Abreu was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Cícero Abreu hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Zé Carlos Paranaense took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Milosz Kluska. Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Meng Ran's late challenge caught a Espigão Steamrollers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Meng Ran helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Meng Ran hit a great ball. The supporters of Espigão Steamrollers booed when Estrela Solitária was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meng Ran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Milosz Kluska showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Wesley Matorin hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Segundo Dei hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Milosz Kluska made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Quirino in the 79th minute. Milosz Kluska made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Quirino in the 84th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruud Gullit during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ruud Gullit hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Espigão Steamrollers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.