Prized/Friendly Cup

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sportivo Mela Banco's Herminio Santo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cortez Obispo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonçalo Massa, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Milton Friedman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás de Castro in the 6th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Cortez Obispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiberto Sauveur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás de Castro in the 12th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Cortez Obispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás de Castro's late challenge caught a Sportivo Mela Banco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomás de Castro helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes Fabiofs got a freekick which was hit by Tomás de Castro. After 22 minutes Fabiofs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Domingo Torres who took care of the corner kick. Domingo Torres made a great header on Sportivo Mela Banco's corner, it was just that Fabiofs's Pedro Mazza managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filiberto Sauveur got free with Pedro Mazza in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Santo in the 27th minute of the match. Cortez Obispo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milton Friedman in the 29th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Herminio Santo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo Mela Banco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fabiofs the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Mela Banco's Herminio Santo got a free kick in the 29th minute. Cortez Obispo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Santo in the 32nd minute of play. With 33 minutes on the clock, Benjamin Arruda commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 36 minutes, Bruno Nóbrega mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fabiofs and the Sportivo Mela Banco players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Elano de Salles sped through Sportivo Mela Banco's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cortez Obispo. Cortez Obispo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás de Castro in the 42nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Sportivo Mela Banco defense, Gonçalo Massa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cortez Obispo. The Sportivo Mela Banco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cortez Obispo should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elano de Salles to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Edur in the 51st minute of play forced Fabiofs's goalkeeper Pedro Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Fabiofs booed when Sportivo Mela Banco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Bitxintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute, Elano de Salles made a precise shot to the right of Cortez Obispo. Sportivo Mela Banco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 61st minute, Tomás de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute of the match Clemente Rozarius sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Mazza skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Denis Edur hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Tomás de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cortez Obispo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingo Torres in the 70th minute of play forced Fabiofs's goalkeeper Pedro Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Milton Friedman came free, but Cortez Obispo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clemente Rozarius's late challenge caught a Fabiofs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clemente Rozarius helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Clemente Rozarius hit a great ball. After 77 played minutes, Fabiofs's Gonçalo Massa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cortez Obispo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fabiofs reached it. The supporters of Sportivo Mela Banco booed when Fabiofs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sportivo Mela Banco's Cortez Obispo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás de Castro in the 87th minute of play. When Denis Edur fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportivo Mela Banco's protests and gave Denis Edur a yellow card for diving instead. After 87 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Denis Edur. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Milton Friedman during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th minute, Milton Friedman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Sportivo Mela Banco supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Fabiofs's performance. The match ended with a win for Fabiofs.