Friendly League

Ninho do Pássaro
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Umberto Dionísio got the match started through his kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Al-Fajuth:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Castanheiro SC:s goal. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Umberto Dionísio sped through Al-Fajuth's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Édouard Mendy. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Umberto Dionísio in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Édouard Mendy saved Al-Fajuth from getting behind. Umberto Dionísio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute Amadeu Furlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrinho Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseu Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedrinho Guimarães having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eliseu Alagoano. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito Mineiro in the 24th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Castanheiro SC's zone, Rômulo Soares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedrinho Guimarães came out of the goal and Rômulo Soares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute Anísio Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Castanheiro SC's Pedrinho Guimarães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Castanheiro SC from getting a goal against them. After 35 played minutes Al-Fajuth got a freekick which was hit by Wilson Matorin. The audience was convinced that Umberto Dionísio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Édouard Mendy was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Umberto Dionísio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Édouard Mendy was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Benedito Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Umberto Dionísio scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Édouard Mendy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Al-Fajuth players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Castanheiro SC were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Eliseu Alagoano made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Maicon Zanette hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute Anísio Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedrinho Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseu Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Castanheiro SC made a substitution. Marcelo Eger replaced Magno Pereira. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Sarmento in the 63rd minute of play forced Al-Fajuth's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedito Mineiro in the 68th minute of play forced Al-Fajuth's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrinho Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseu Alagoano in the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Rômulo Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Al-Fajuth's supporters rose to their feet, but Rômulo Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedrinho Guimarães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Dionísio in the 75th minute of play. Édouard Mendy came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Castanheiro SC's Umberto Dionísio. But to his dismay, Umberto Dionísio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Édouard Mendy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Al-Fajuth's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Umberto Dionísio. Édouard Mendy was a little too slow when Mauro Sarmento got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Umberto Dionísio got free with Édouard Mendy in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Castanheiro SC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.