Friendly League

Ricart FC
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho 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. Abel Ramalho scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giorgio Beloki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Giorgio Beloki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgio Beloki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Reinaldo Palmeira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Giorgio Beloki quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Giorgio Beloki made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when José Augusto Tepedino sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Abel Ramalho made a precise shot to the right of Giorgio Beloki. Bairoletto FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Abel Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgio Beloki was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Bairoletto FC's zone, Abel Ramalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgio Beloki came out of the goal and Abel Ramalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giorgio Beloki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Ramalho in the 23rd minute of the match. Abel Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abel Ramalho in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giorgio Beloki saved Bairoletto FC from getting behind. Abel Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Giorgio Beloki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Ramalho in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bairoletto FC's goalkeeper Giorgio Beloki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bairoletto FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Reinaldo Palmeira was slow to take the kick. During this time Ricart Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. Rubens Neves scored 3-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giorgio Beloki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 40 minutes into the game, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgio Beloki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0.

Giorgio Beloki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Ramalho in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giorgio Beloki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 59 minutes Ricart Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joselito Pedrosa who took care of the corner kick. Cristo Patrido hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Abel Ramalho notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Bairoletto FC's Giorgio Beloki. Giorgio Beloki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristo Patrido during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bairoletto FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Cristo Patrido hit a great ball. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bairoletto FC's goalkeeper Giorgio Beloki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute Ricart Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Reinaldo Palmeira went to the cornerflag to take it. Reinaldo Palmeira made a great header on Ricart Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that Bairoletto FC's Giorgio Beloki managed to reach the ball for a save. Giorgio Beloki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the game, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgio Beloki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Bairoletto FC's Giorgio Beloki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Ramalho in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to Bairoletto FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cristo Patrido hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the game, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgio Beloki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. After having played for 96 minutes, Abel Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Ramalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee ended the match the Ricart Futebol Clube players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.