Friendly League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilmar Couto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zé Augusto Sá might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Férid Khalifa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zé Augusto Sá ran back to his position shaking his head. Férid Khalifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Saldanha in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a corner. Botafogo MZRJ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valério Santana ran over to the corner to take the kick. Isaltino Gomes got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maurício Félix. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Cardoso in the 24th minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Erasmo Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Férid Khalifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Cardoso in the 29th minute of play. Ramón Abreu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serginho Azevedo in the 31st minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙:s Ramón Abreu showed great skill when he stopped Sidnei Amaral:s penalty. Ramón Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Couto in the 43rd minute of the match. When ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Erasmo Cardoso in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botafogo MZRJ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47thth minute of the game Erasmo Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Gaucho was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd play minute Erasmo Cardoso came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Férid Khalifa. 0-2. In the 59th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Sá to maneuver through the defense. Botafogo MZRJ's Jailson Capixaba was substituted for Antônio Lopez. Zé Augusto Sá hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the game, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Erasmo Cardoso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Férid Khalifa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Jailson Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramón Abreu having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Erasmo Cardoso made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Couto in the 78th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Ramón Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Gilmar Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botafogo MZRJ's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilmar Couto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Abreu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Férid Khalifa was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Dudu Berger capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dudu Berger really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Erasmo Cardoso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Férid Khalifa having to make a save. Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Botafogo MZRJ from getting a goal against them. Zé Augusto Sá made in the 91st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Leandro Trancoso immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Igor Braga got a free kick in the 96th minute.