Friendly League

Eighty-Three
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Didi Couto started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Yang Sha Ran got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 7th minute Sergio Aguirre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When GeRaÇãO-83's Ren Jie Fan in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nova Era's goalie prevented a goal. Nova Era's Artur Tande quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Károly Mátrai, made in the 15th minute of the game. Chico Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Jie Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nova Era's Chico Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Jie Fan in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute of the match GeRaÇãO-83 got a corner. Nova Era's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sergio Aguirre ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on GeRaÇãO-83's corner Sergio Aguirre fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chico Pinho quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of GeRaÇãO-83 booed when Nova Era was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yang Sha Ran didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Nova Era's Chico Pinho got control of the ball when Didi Couto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute Lucas Beltrán shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guto Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João do Nascimento hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Lucas Beltrán might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guto Jacinto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Beltrán ran back to his position shaking his head. Nova Era's Raphael Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucas Beltrán stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edgard Mikelats kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 53 played minutes, Nova Era's Reynaldo Mello shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Guto Jacinto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nova Era reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Beltrán got free with Guto Jacinto in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute Ren Jie Fan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chico Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Augusto Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Chico Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Jie Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Nova Era's Chico Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Jie Fan in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, GeRaÇãO-83's Edgard Mikelats got a free kick in the 81st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Remigiusz Labus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nova Era's supporters rose to their feet, but Remigiusz Labus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guto Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. GeRaÇãO-83's Guto Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute Robinho Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, GeRaÇãO-83's Károly Mátrai got a free kick in the 90th minute. GeRaÇãO-83's Guto Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.