Friendly League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gil dos Santos made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when JotaPaTos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in JotaPaTos's zone, Daniel Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edu Motta came out of the goal and Daniel Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guga Seco in the 10th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12th play minutes Guga Seco shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Rômulo de Almeida and just under the crossbar into goal. When Guga Seco came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the JotaPaTos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Guga Seco couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caetano Tróia in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rômulo de Almeida saved Rondinone F.C - FDFDF from getting behind. Rômulo de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Tróia came free, but Rômulo de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Secco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Tróia in the 26th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of JotaPaTos booed when Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amauri Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Giovanni Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot. JotaPaTos's supporters rose to their feet, but Giovanni Xavier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rômulo de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romário Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Rômulo de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Seco in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

With 51 minutes on the clock, Amauri Rocha commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 52nd match minute, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amauri Rocha to maneuver through the defense. Rômulo de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Adalberto Vianna got a free kick in the 59th minute. After some careless play in the Rondinone F.C - FDFDF defense, Guga Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rômulo de Almeida. The Rondinone F.C - FDFDF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rômulo de Almeida should have stopped the shot. 64 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Xavier came free, but Rômulo de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romário Furtado charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romário Furtado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 68 minutes into the game, Giovanni Xavier recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rômulo de Almeida. Giovanni Xavier showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. With an all-out effort, JotaPaTos's Rômulo de Almeida threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Caetano Tróia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Falcão Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when JotaPaTos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guga Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giovanni Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hudson Veiga was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Hudson Veiga fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JotaPaTos's protests and gave Hudson Veiga a yellow card for diving instead. When the final whistle sounded JotaPaTos left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rondinone F.C - FDFDF.