Friendly League

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Vitório Lago started the match with the kick off. Juventus EC's Bilbo Arzube played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Barbosa in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goal looked a bit too open when Nilson Leite came free, but Allan Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Gervaso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Allan Varela made a huge save. Tomm Thys hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Vitório Lago left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palestra do Interior fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Bilbo Arzube took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitório Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the game, Vitório Lago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bilbo Arzube was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute, Nilson Leite reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Allan Varela. The goal made the score 1-2. Lapurdi Jaramillo kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Perez came free, but Allan Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot by Oséias Pontes from long distance, 45 minutes into the match, got Allan Varela's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 47th minute, Gu Xiao Hai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Juventus EC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palestra do Interior were winning 1-2.

In the 58th minute, Gary Petrie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59thth minute of the game Walmyr Loyola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Nilson Leite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Allan Varela. Palestra do Interior's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nilson Leite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Palestra do Interior's Percival Cruz was substituted for Vitório Lago. Palestra do Interior made a substitution. Fang Guang Bang replaced Niclas Danielsson. After 76 played minutes Juventus EC got a freekick which was hit by Fran Yeste. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Percival Cruz in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bilbo Arzube prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Cruz in the 84th minute of play forced Juventus EC's goalkeeper Bilbo Arzube to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Cruz in the 84th minute of play forced Juventus EC's goalkeeper Bilbo Arzube to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Juventus EC's goalkeeper Bilbo Arzube had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Percival Cruz. Palestra do Interior's Percival Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmyr Loyola in the 97th minute of play. Palestra do Interior's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.