Friendly League

Arena Cambotinha
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cido Recife started the match with the kick off. Cido Recife might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudinho Azevedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cido Recife ran back to his position shaking his head. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Samurai Champions FC from getting a goal against them. With his leg Márcio de Brito managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Cambotinha EC's Doğaner Doğu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 14 in the game by Vitinho de Barros from a close distance when the talented Márcio de Brito managed to make a qualified save. Samurai Champions FC's players were relieved. The supporters of Samurai Champions FC booed when Cambotinha EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiberiu Boaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cambotinha EC's Claudinho Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Froila in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitinho de Barros in the 20th minute of play forced Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Márcio de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Márcio de Brito successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Claudinho Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo José Toledo in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Recife in the 26th minute of play forced Cambotinha EC's goalkeeper Claudinho Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Barral in the 29th minute of play. 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 Vitinho de Barros made a kick off. Márcio de Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Barral in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Norino Anabalon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samurai Champions FC's Acácio Tavares was substituted for Reynaldo Froila. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doğaner Doğu in the 61st minute of play forced Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Márcio de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Samurai Champions FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Norino Anabalon was slow to take the kick. During this time Cambotinha EC's players had a chance to rest. Franklin do Nascimento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Claudinho Azevedo made a huge save. Márcio de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitinho de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinho Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Acácio Tavares sent off a good shot on target. Cambotinha EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Acácio Tavares scored to the left of an out of position Claudinho Azevedo, making the score, 1-1. Cambotinha EC made a substitution. Marco Queirós replaced Norino Anabalon. Márcio de Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doğaner Doğu in the 77th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Vitinho de Barros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samurai Champions FC's Márcio de Brito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Acácio Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinho Azevedo having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Marco Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franklin do Nascimentos short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Claudinho Azevedo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A sloppy throw-in by Alfredinho Negri in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai Champions FC's Șerban Bărbânță. Claudinho Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Acácio Tavares sent off a good shot on target. The Samurai Champions FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cambotinha EC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.