Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena da Lagoa
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Fabiano Sena got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Candido Quinito came free, but Blair McCormick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute of the match Bizard FC got a corner. Taquaral Campineiro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Betão Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bizard FC's Betão Duarte was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Blair McCormick in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 13 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fabiano Sena came free, but Blair McCormick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Blair McCormick prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Giovani Teixeira made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Donato Guerra however managed to control. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Ademar Fernandes made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Geraldo de Godoi sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Ramón Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Fabiano Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blair McCormick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fabiano Sena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Blair McCormick was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Ademar Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo de Godoi in the 30th minute of the match. When Bizard FC's Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taquaral Campineiro's goalie prevented a goal. Blair McCormick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 34th minute of the match. If Luiz Fabiano Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 36th minute Luiz Fabiano Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guga Zaracho in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blair McCormick saved Taquaral Campineiro from getting behind. Luiz Fabiano Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Blair McCormick tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Guga Zaracho came free, but Blair McCormick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geraldo de Godoi made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo de Godoi in the 52nd minute of play forced Bizard FC's goalkeeper Ademar Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blair McCormick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 54th minute of the match. Luiz Fabiano Sena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Blair McCormick made a huge save. The corner ended in Raphael Souto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick did a great save. In the 61st minute, Bizard FC's Luiz Fabiano Sena dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. 64 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Fabiano Sena. With a little luck, Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick got control of the ball when Luiz Fabiano Sena tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Bizard FC's Luiz Fabiano Sena in 68 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Blair McCormick guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When Bizard FC's Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taquaral Campineiro's goalie prevented a goal. Donato Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Luiz Fabiano Sena came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Bizard FC 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 Luiz Fabiano Sena couldn't finish the play. Blair McCormick made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Luiz Fabiano Sena sent off a good shot on target. When Bizard FC's Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taquaral Campineiro's goalie prevented a goal. Ademar Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Geraldo de Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademar Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Betão Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Vieira in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute of the match Bizard FC got a corner. Taquaral Campineiro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Betão Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Roman Kostrzewski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Blair McCormick quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Blair McCormick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 90th minute of play. The corner led Bizard FC's Betão Duarte to fire away a dangerous shot which Blair McCormick despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick got control of the ball when Luiz Fabiano Sena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Sena might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Blair McCormick. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Fabiano Sena ran back to his position shaking his head. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Taquaral Campineiro from getting a goal against them. Ademar Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Donatello, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Bizard FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.