Friendly League

Levelland Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Levelland's Reinaldo Burke 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. A collision led to Tabocão FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jefferson Vander hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Tomás Arósio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toby Saunders. Levelland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Arósio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Jefferson Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 20th play minute Tyrese Honeycutt came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Osvaldinho Tinoco. 1-1. Joel Ceresso hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The long shot by Kevin Middleton in the 24th minute really tested Osvaldinho Tinoco's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Haroldo Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Levelland's zone, José Maria Abreu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toby Saunders came out of the goal and José Maria Abreu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If José Maria Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Haroldo Damião fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toby Saunders having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Haroldo Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabocão FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Haroldo Damião was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toby Saunders breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Levelland's Keenan Childress got a free kick in the 35th minute. After some careless play in the Levelland defense, José Maria Abreu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Toby Saunders. The Levelland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Toby Saunders should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Tabocão FC's Gabriel Paraibano got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute of the match Kevin Middleton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Osvaldinho Tinoco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Osvaldinho Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Burke in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute of the match, Ted Nicholson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Osvaldinho Tinoco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jefferson Vander to make the kick off. Jefferson Vander might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Toby Saunders. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jefferson Vander ran back to his position shaking his head. Cássio Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Toby Saunders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvaldinho Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyrese Honeycutt in the 57th minute of the match. If Cássio Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tabocão FC's Osvaldinho Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrese Honeycutt in the 63rd minute of play. If Cássio Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 68 minutes, Haroldo Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tabocão FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haroldo Damião was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Osvaldinho Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Burke in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Jarbas Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match Kevin Middleton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Osvaldinho Tinoco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Osvaldinho Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Arellano, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. If Jefferson Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jefferson Vander scored 1-4 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Toby Saunders, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Levelland booed when Tabocão FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márcio Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Levelland's Toby Saunders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio Maia in the 86th minute of play. Levelland's Toby Saunders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jefferson Vander in the 91st minute of play. Toby Saunders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jefferson Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.